Link to YouTube video in the vid the surgeon and the patient are interviewed. it was a CNN report

Asking cuz I can’t find the actual case report of this anywhere but according to other news reports this case was first published on April 1st 2009. the doctors said the man inhaled a fir tree seed and the fir tree grew in his lung

going to Reddit was unhelpful since they just kept making the same jokes over and over again so I’m wondering if people more knowledgable than me can confirm or deny the authenticity of this lol

  • TheFogan@programming.devEnglish
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    2 days ago

    It sounds like the initial story was slated to air on april 1st. Origions of the story are hard to trace, and it sounds like the source itself is known for running with hoaxes. So maybe they were actors, maybe just a doctor looking for attention. Biggest thing is a lack of any real details or credibility to work with. Kind of how most hoaxes go. they leave out key details so that you can’t fact check them.