Every connoisseur of eco-horror films knows that chemical accidents and dubious experiments eventually create giant animals.

Now the catastrophe supposedly happened: giant rats that were bred in a chemistry laboratory for experiments escaped! In addition, these rats are also said to be infected with a virus that causes human brains to shrink!
Here we see such an example (of course the evil mainstream media doesn't report anything about it *outrage* *outrage*):

https://www.facebook.com/tageblattgv/photos/a.613117085400712/2538937389485329/?type=3&theater

The message from “ Tageblatt Grevenbroich ” on Facebook reads:

WARNING! Wevelinghoven – First giant rat caught at the Untermühle. On Tuesday several huge rats were spotted in the Erft. These extraordinary animals were bred in a chemical plant in Leverkusen and used for test purposes. Why and how the animals were able to escape is unclear. So far there has been no statement from the chemical company. The rats are up to 1.50 m tall. The dangerous prion disease, also known as spongy brain atrophy, can be transmitted through a bite . This disease causes brain tissue to shrink. There are no treatment options and the disease is usually fatal. Three other animals are still missing. Several pest controllers and the public order office are now looking for three more animals. It is strongly advised not to go near the Erft and to avoid tall grass and swampy areas.

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With a sweat of fear on our foreheads, we want to contact the Tageblatt because we naturally want to warn all readers about the invasion of giant rats, but we are very surprised (well, not really) when we take a look at the information on the site :

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“All stories and characters are fictitious.”

That’s right, it’s a satirical site !

We were already a little suspicious anyway, because we already had the picture with the alleged giant rat in May 2018 The rat is said to have been caught in London, but was it at least real?

The origin of the image

The man in the picture is 46-year-old Tony Smith, a gas engineer from London. He claims to have found the rat while working near a residential building. His image went through the media and caused some fear and concern. But it looks like the technician was just joking and playing with the perspective of his camera.

The so-called “ forced perspective ” is what makes the rat look so gigantic. This method is often used by film and television, as well as photographers, to create interesting and special effects. Because the rat is significantly closer to the camera than the man, the rat appears huge.

Not only can forced perspective make things appear larger, but it also allows for several other ways to present reality a little differently than it is. You can see interesting examples of this at Digital Photography School .

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Conclusion

Although the photo is real, it is taken from an angle that makes the rat appear larger than it actually is.
The description of the “Tageblatt Grevenbroich” comes from the imagination of the page creator and is pure satire , which he posted on his page right on Halloween so that readers can be a little more frightened.

As we can see from our inquiries about the article, he did a good job! 🙂


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