The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

World's oldest known tortoise still very much alive despite rumor to the contrary

LONDON (AP) — 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. Jonathan is still kicking — albeit ...
blockonomi

194-Year-Old Jonathan the Tortoise Becomes Target of Elaborate Cryptocurrency Scam

An imposter X account masqueraded as Jonathan the tortoise’s veterinarian to announce a fabricated death Major publications including BBC, Daily Mail, and USA Today fell for the deception, which ...
KCBD

Jonathan, the world’s oldest tortoise, is alive and well after false reports that he died

LONDON (AP) — 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. Jonathan is still kicking — albeit ...
CNN

World’s oldest known tortoise still very much alive and (slowly) kicking despite rumor to the contrary

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. “It was a hoax,” Anne Dillon, head of ...
The Vindicator

World’s oldest known tortoise still very much alive despite rumor to the contrary

AP Tourists take photos of Jonathan, a then 192-year-old tortoise, on the lawn of Plantation House in Jamestown on the South Atlantic island of St. Helena on Feb. 22, 2024. LONDON (AP) — Reports on ...
CNET

It Was a Hoax: Jonathan, the World's Oldest Tortoise, Is Still 'Alive and Well'

According to Jonathan the tortoise's vet, there was also a crypto donation request from the same account that falsely announced the tortoise's death. Corin Cesaric-Epple is an Editor at CNET. Her ...
New York Post

World’s oldest known tortoise very much alive — despite rumor started by crypto con

LONDON — 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. Jonathan is still kicking — albeit ...
Associated Press

World’s oldest known tortoise still very much alive despite rumor to the contrary

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Jonathan the tortoise, believed to be 193, is ...
Futurism

JONATHAN THE 193-YEAR-OLD TORTOISE IS STILL ALIVE, REPEAT HE HAS NOT DIED

On Wednesday, sorrow swept through the Futurism newsroom as we heard that Jonathan, a 193-year-old Seychelles giant tortoise believed to be the oldest living land animal, had passed away at his home ...
MLive

World’s oldest tortoise has seen wars, met royals and just survived a viral death hoax

The world’s oldest living land animal has survived long enough to become the victim of an online scam. Numerous publications – including the BBC, USA Today and MLive – published a story Wednesday ...