Some online portals have reported that a 38-year-old zoo keeper in Surabaya, Indonesia has impregnated a female orangutan.
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Zoo keeper impregnates female monkey, says it was consensual
Note: This story has been updated following a fact check review by Lead Stories.
Zoo keeper impregnate’s female monkey
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Pulse.com.gh investigations and fact check indicate the story and report making rounds online is a hoax.
The article is false and must be ignored for the reasons below.
The story was concocted by a Canadian entertainment website, which publishes fictional and bizarre stories.
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According Leads Stories fact checkers, the hoax was first published in 2015 and was copied by other websites.
The story originated from an article first published by World News Daily Report on December 16, 2015 titled "Indonesia: Zoo Keeper Accused of Impregnating Female Orangutan”.
The website World News Daily Report is a well known satire website specialized in posting hoaxes and made up stories.
Pulse.com.gh is warning readers to ignore the above publication when they sight it anywhere as it is Fake News.
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