So, a guy named Paul Rosolie did not actually get "Eaten Alive" last night, as the title of a two-hour special on Discovery channel suggested he would. But that wasn't all the program got wrong. Herpetologiest David Steen, Ph.D., watched and live-tweeted his own fact checks. Watch the pivotal moments above. And for a much more information, consider letting Alex Abad-Santos and Kelsey McKinney help with that.
If you find yourself hungry for more Discovery sensationalism debunking, we looked into their Shark Week series as well:
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