The Hurricane Shark is one of the internet's most enduring urban legends, featuring a photoshopped Great White shark swimming down a flooded suburban highway. First appearing during Hurricane Irene in 2011, the image was originally a composite of a 2005 photo of a shark following a kayaker. It famously resurfaced during Hurricane Harvey in 2017 and nearly every major storm since then, tricking thousands into believing that nature had truly reclaimed the streets. In meme culture, it serves as the ultimate symbol of fake news and digital misinformation, often used to joke about how easily people believe things they see on social media during a crisis.