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The claim: A series of images show Tanner’s Beach in Georgia
One user recently approached social media to share images of light blue ocean waters that allegedly depict ‘Tanner’s Beach’ in Carrolton, Georgia.
“Tanner’s Beach, Carrollton, Georgia,” the user added to the images shared to Facebook on March 31st.
The post, which has more than 600 shares and 200 responses, contains three different photos of a lagoon with crystal clear water and ships near the shore.
Many users in the comments expressed skepticism and wrote: ‘I would like to know where it really is, it’s not in Georgia,’ and ‘My daughter’s girlfriend works for Tanner Beach … my daughter said it was nothing does not look like this. ‘
In a message to USA TODAY, the user said that the message was meant as a joke.
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Images taken in Greece
One of the images that claims to show a beach in Georgia actually shows Shipwreck Beach, also known as Navagio Beach by residents, on the island of Zakynthos in Greece.
The original photo can be seen on Getty Images and its caption reads: “Hunting and pleasure boats moored in the turquoise waters just before Zipynthos’ Shipwreck Beach.”
The boat that was seen stranded on the sand is the wreck of the Panagiotis, which according to Getty Images was built in Scotland in 1937 and destroyed in 1980. An elevated view of the beach is also available on the website as a video.
The second image included in the report shows a lagoon in Balos, Greece, according to Lonely Planet Magazine India, who shared the photo on Twitter in April 2020.
The photo of the rocky shore was uploaded to Trip Advisor by a traveler under the supervision of Cloud Nine Sailing in Kefalonia, Greece.
Authentic images of John Tanner Park in Carroll County, Georgia can be viewed at carrollcountyga.com and n-georgia.com.
John Tanner Park contains a small beach, boats, camping, fishing and other activities.
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Our rating: false
Images that claim to show a beach in Carroll County, Georgia are FALSE, based on our research. The photos included in the post show beaches in Greece, and authentic images of John Tanner Park in Carroll County do not look like those seen in the report.
Our sources for fact checking:
- Getty Images, visit on March 31, boats at Shipwreck Beach, Zakynthos – stock photo
- Getty Images, visit on March 31, Zakynthos, Greek Islands. Elevated view of the famous Navagio shipwreck flow video
- Lonely Planet Magazine India, 23 April 2020, tweet
- Tripadvisor.com, June 2020, Cloud Nine Sailing, Image Gallery
- Carrollcountyga.com, visit March 31, John Tanner Park
- n-georgia.com, visits John Tanner Park in Carrollton Georgia on March 31
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