A photo of of 'Hoggie', a loch monster in Scotland, has gone viral on social media. Several users claim that the image was captured in 1930, further adding that it is proof of the Hogganfield Loch monster's existence. However, we have managed to find the truth behind the viral posts.

Posting the image on X, platform formerly known as Twitter, one person wrote: "The famous photo taken on this day in 1930 of “Hoggie”, the legendary Hogganfield Loch monster which was finally captured after many years of folk diubting its existence."

"In 1930, a legendary creature known as “Hoggie” was finally captured in a photograph, putting an end to years of skepticism about its existence. This elusive creature, a resident of Hogganfield Loch, had been the subject of folklore for many years," another one added.

The image has gone decades after theories about a monster spotted in Loch Ness, in the Scottish Highlands, first spread. In 1933, national weekly publication The Sphere wrote: "When the Loch Ness monster first came into the news many believed that the stories published in the Press were nothing more than mere sensationalism. To-day this theory does not hold good. People, whose judgement can be relied on, have seen the ‘monster,’ and there is little doubt that some creature of unusual size does appear on the surface of the loch."

The Aberdeen Press and Journal in May 1933 reported that: "People who have come forward with the most effective stories speak of a ‘monster’ between twenty and thirty feet long with a body like that of a huge overgrown eel."

However, there was no concrete evidence to prove the existence of this monster.

Now, a photo has gone viral. It shows a monster-like creature standing betweek dozens of men. The image is circulating on X, Facebook, TikTok, Imgur, and iFunny.

However, snopes.com used TinEye reverse-image search results to report that users didn't begin sharing the image in October 2023. The website also found many signs of it being AI-generated.

"The more we zoomed in the photograph, the more evident it was that it was created using AI-powered software," the website's article read.

Times Now performed an AI check on 'Is It AI?' to find that the image was 82.49% AI.