No, really. That's a fucking lion.

NOT a doctored photo.
Bolivar Peninsula, First Baptist Church, Crystal Beach

Chron blog about Hurricane Ike rumors. Funny Shit.

Rumor: A lion and a tiger were wandering around the Bolivar Peninsula after Ike.

Verdict: True.

Rumor: The photo of the surviving home in Gilchrist is a fake.

Verdict: False.

Rumor: HPD has extended the 12-6 curfew on their own indefinitely, thus enacting martial law in Houston.

Verdict: Partially true.

Rumor: If you're out of power for five days, FEMA will pay you $2,000.

Verdict: Suspicious False

Rumor: A man died from suffering 1,000 mosquito bites.

Verdict: Partially true.

Did he receive that many bites? Yes. But as far as we know, he's still ticking.

Rumor: The statue that commemorates the 1900 hurricane in Galveston was destroyed.

Verdict: Not true.

Alan Bernstein : Chronicle