They’re Eating the Mermaids!?!?

Have you caught the latest wild conspiracy theory swimming around TikTok? People have been saying for years that mermaids are real, but now —brace yourselves—rich people are eating them! I know it sounds like something ripped from a late-night sci-fi flick, but this rumor has legs (or fins?), and it’s going viral online.

It all started last week when some random lady—let’s call her TikTok’s resident storyteller—dropped a video that’s got everyone talking. She claims an ex-con she supposedly met said he saw a legit mermaid chilling in a massive tank on a fishing boat he worked on. Just a mermaid, just floating there like it’s no big deal! Her story’s a bit of a mess, rambling on with all these juicy details that sound half-cooked, but it’s already hooked over a million views.

I dug around a bit and have found that people have been talking about "Mermaid Eating Parties" forever! I just never got on that side of TikTok. Some take this stuff seriously like this TikToker

Others are just here for the laughs, posting memes of Ariel from The Little Mermaid on a dinner plate. Meanwhile, a few skeptics are calling BS, pointing out there’s no proof beyond this lady’s tall tale—no blurry pics, no fishy evidence, nada.

So, what’s the deal? Is this just another internet fever dream, or could there be something fishy (sorry, had to) lurking beneath the surface? I mean, the ex-con’s story kinda sounds like it could be from a gritty crime novel—big boats, shady crews, secret tanks. But mermaids? And rich people snacking on them? That’s a leap even my imagination’s struggling to make.

Check out the original TikTok if you wanna dive into her wild ramblings yourself.

I'm going to just ask what we are all thinking. Does Mermaid count as Surf & Turf?