A photograph shows markings on a turtle\u2019s shell that closely resembles the word \u201cGod.\u201d<\/p>\n
Snopes.com, an online fact-checking site and reference source determined the authenticity of the photograph is real.<\/p>\n
The Facebook page \u201cCountry n Garden\u201d recently shared an image that showed a turtle with a surprising shell. The markings on it looked to spell out the word \u201cGod.\u201d<\/p>\n
The post was captioned \u201cHey Look! The artist signed His Name!\u201d<\/p>\n
Fans were amazed by the turtle\u2019s shell and truly believe this was no accident. This was an example of God\u2019s incredible masterpieces.<\/p>\n
One user wrote, \u201cYes God\u2019s creation. Beautiful.\u201d Another wrote, \u201cUnbelievable!! God works in many ways! I would love to have that creature of God\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
This photo has gone viral before and many online users debated whether it was real.<\/p>\n
The phenomena of people seeing words or objects in a noticeably random pattern (also known as pareidolia) are really open to interpretation. Some online users wrote that they saw other words including \u201cGoo\u201d and \u201cGoid.\u201d Some say they didn\u2019t see a word at all.<\/p>\n
While one can interpret the markings on the shell differently, this photograph is unaltered.<\/p>\n
The photograph documents real markings on a turtle\u2019s shell. Snopes was able to find a second photograph of this unique turtle from a credible source: a veterinary clinic in Ohio.<\/p>\n
In May 2013, the Oxford Veterinary Hospital posted a photograph of the same turtle on their Facebook page. The photo went viral with 310k reactions, 20k comments and 33k shares.<\/p>\n