The claim of a “shocking discovery” of a “colossal skeleton” on a rural farm is a fictional narrative and a well-known internet hoax. There is no credible scientific or archaeological evidence to support the discovery of a giant human skeleton. The images and stories that circulate online are consistently proven to be the result of digital manipulation.

While no colossal human skeletons have ever been found, rural farms and ranches are, in fact, the sites of real and spectacular discoveries. The myth of giants likely originated from ancient peoples finding the massive bones of prehistoric animals like woolly mammoths or dinosaurs and mistakenly identifying them as human. A farmer in the American Midwest, for example, is far more likely to unearth a mastodon skeleton than a human giant.

A perfect example of a real-world discovery on a farm is the fossil of Tyrannosaurus rex nicknamed “Sue.” This almost complete skeleton was discovered on a ranch in South Dakota in 1990. Another example is the discovery of a massive, ancient elephant relative in India. These genuine discoveries prove that the real wonders of science are often found in the most unexpected places and that the truth of our planet’s history is far more captivating than any fictional hoax.