Why did a weird goblin shark going viral on Twitter blow up into a bizarre scientific spat?

[Slaphppy7]

Why did a weird goblin shark going viral on Twitter blow up into a bizarre scientific spat?

Last year, scientists described a weird goblin shark in a scientific journal despite never setting eyes on it. Experts now question the review process that approved the study.

www.livescience.com

 

[I Like Rare Fish]

Saw that, turns out it’s a rubber child’s toy lmao

 

[Back in the fold]

All I saw was “Goblin Shark” and got excited. Call Svengoolie.

 

[BleuTheBetta]

Hahaha!!

 

[TwoTankAmin]

You can fool all of the scientists some of the time and you can fool some of the scientists all of the time. But you can't fool all of the scientists all of the time.