Mermaids: The New Evidence File

: It linked the fictional discovery to the "Bloop," a real underwater sound recorded by the NOAA in 1997, which scientists have since attributed to icequakes, not marine life.

While the storytelling in was convincing enough to break ratings records, the "evidence" it presented was entirely fictional. Mermaids: The New Evidence

The program included a brief disclaimer in the end credits identifying it as a work of fiction, though critics argued it was too brief and easily missed by viewers. : It linked the fictional discovery to the