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The Proof Might Be Out There…

“Tonight, on ” (History) says Tony Harris, importantly and directly into the camera, “Is the creature in this video an experiment gone wrong?” Well, he has immediately invoked Betteridge’s law (any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered with ‘no’) – but wait! There’s more!), throwing his keys on the side like Sam Spade and logging on to be all investigative. He beams from behind his laptop. “I’m Tony Harris,” he informs us, adding that he’s been a journalist for over 30 years and goes where the facts take him. “We’ll analyse films and sounds with top experts” – it’s never mediocre experts, is it? – “and pass a verdict on what it is!” The newscast-esque music concludes. Tony swivels in his chair and addresses us from the side of his desk, like an accessible manager. “Boy, have we been busy!”

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