Fake News

The fame comes with its share of rumors! That is what happened with Knut. Many false stories did rounds about Knut. For instance, the rumor had it that Knut suffered from some severe illness and was medicated with antibiotics when Knut stopped showing up in the zoo. However, the reality was that he had a teething pain due to the growth of his right upper canine tooth. On 18 April 2007, another rumor bred when the zoo got a letter that read “Knut ist tot! Donnerstag Mittag.” (“Knut is dead! Thursday noon.”). After that anonymous letter, the security of the zoo was tightened with more police. But that letter proved to be a hoax as nothing wrong happened with Knut.