Jonathan, the world’s oldest known tortoise, died at almost 194 years old on April 1, 2026. Rating: False (About this rating?) On April 1, 2026, an X user claiming to be a veterinarian for Jonathan, a ...

Fake X account posing as his vet sparked global false reports of Jonathan’s death while soliciting crypto donations ...

A giant Seychelles tortoise, believed to be the world’s oldest living land animal, is alive and well after claims he had died turned out to be part of an alleged crypto scam.

Reports on April Fools’ Day of the death of the world’s oldest living land animal — a 193-year-old tortoise called Jonathan — were greatly exaggerated. Jon ...

It was the death hoax that had even the sharpest of minds fooled. But the mystery behind the fake announcement of Jonathan the tortoise's death is almost as dramatic as the life of the 193-year-old ...

WASHINGTON — Jonathan the tortoise, the oldest known living land animal in the world, caused quite the stir on Wednesday after an account claiming to be his vet announced his death. The X account, ...

Jonathan the tortoise, the world's longest-living known land animal, remains alive despite claims of his death spreading on ...