Watch: Police officer removes alligator from family's pool with bare hands
Watch: Police officer removes alligator from family's pool with bare hands
The reptile was retrieved by the officer and buckled into the back of a police car.
Read the full article on BBC World
Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The article appears mostly accurate based on the available information. The core claim about a police officer removing an alligator from a pool is supported by similar events reported in other sources. There is no discernible bias in the reporting.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: Police officer removes alligator from family's pool with bare hands.
- Verification Source #1: Reports similar events of people removing alligators, sometimes with bare hands, from roads and other locations.
- Verification Source #4: Reports similar events of people removing alligators, sometimes with bare hands, from roads and other locations. Also mentions a 10-foot alligator in a family's pool.
- Assessment: Supported by similar reports, although the BBC article doesn't explicitly state 'bare hands', the title implies it. Source 4 supports the alligator in a pool claim.
- Claim: The reptile was retrieved by the officer and buckled into the back of a police car.
- Assessment: Unverified, but plausible given the context of the video. No sources directly confirm or deny this specific detail.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 4: '10-foot, 550-pound alligator goes for dip in Florida family's pool.'
- Source 1: 'Wild video shows Florida man using bare hands to remove 8-foot gator from busy road'