The claim
Un chiot de 4 mois de race Golden Retriever à donner contre bons soins.
Rating
Les photos du Golden Retriever ont été volées sur Instagram. Il s'agit d'une escroquerie, autrement appelée tentative de phishing.
Reviewed by dpa ↗ ·
Original fact check ↗Original review summary
The review says the Golden Retriever photos used in the giveaway posts were taken from Instagram and that the offer was a scam aimed at phishing. It traced the images to Bauer, a Golden Retriever whose Instagram account showed him as over a year and a half old.[S1]
Additional context
The review says the account posting the puppy offer was recently created, had several profile photos of different people, and showed other puppies supposedly available for adoption. [S1]
Research date:
Sources and attribution
- [S1] dpa original review
Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026