UPDATE: We can now confirm that the video is real and was shot by a Fort Myers resident on the morning of Sept. 28. We're unable to confirm with any certainty that the creature caught on video was a shark, however.
Deputy News Editor Rob McDonagh revealed the name of the person who actually did shoot the video, a Fort Myers resident named Dominic Cameratta, who provided proof that he shot it in the form of a pair of MP4 files whose metadata shows a creation date and time of Sept. 28, 2022, at just after 8:00 a.m. We contacted Cameratta, who had little to say beyond confirming that the video was his and not a hoax, but he did share the MP4 files with Snopes for verification.
In sum, the video is real and was shot by a Fort Myers resident on Sept. 28, but though the animal in the video appears to be a shark, and may well be a shark, we have no way to verify that, and it may not be possible to do so given the poor quality of the image.Update [Sept.29, 2022]: Updated to confirm the video is real; rating changed from "Research in Progress" to "Mixture.
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