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Tourist arrested after throwing rock at endangered Hawaiian Monk Seal 95%
5/15/2026, 12:25:49 AM
BS Summary: This video contains 20 faulty reasoning types, including Availability Heuristic, Burden of Proof, and Appeal to Emotion, with Negativity Bias as the most egregious example at 85.8% saturation with 181 hits. Analysis detected 1,026 faulty-reasoning hits from 211 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 91.6% and a BS Rank of 95% (964 of 16,813 videos). This video is worse (more manipulative) than 94.30% of the video peer group.
Tonight, the disturbing video here. An
American tourist now facing federal charges, accused of throwing a large rock at an endangered monk seal and what he allegedly said when he was confronted. Here's Melissa Adon.
>> Tonight, the man seen here throwing a large rock at an endangered Hawaiian monk seal's head is facing federal charges and possible prison time.
>> What are you doing?
>> The video of the incident earlier this month seen by millions. 38-year-old tourist Igor Lipmanuk in Maui watching the seal that locals have named Lonnie swimming close to shore, hurling that rock as the seal rears up out of the water. Another video showing him being detained and questioned, but later released.
Litenchuk, who was visiting Hawaii from Washington State, was arrested Wednesday near Seattle and charged with violating the Endangered Species Act.
Prosecutors say the man told witnesses that he was quote rich enough to pay the fines. Litmanuk appeared in court in Seattle late today.
He's expected back in court in Honolulu later this month where he faces up to two years in prison and tens of thousands of dollars in fines if convicted.
convicted. David
>> Melissa Adon tonight. Melissa, thank you.
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