Pop culture mania aside, this all may lead you to wonder, are mermaids real or not? Ahead, find out if mermaids solely dwell in the land of myths or if any evidence indicates that mermaids exist.

Just under two months ago, one real-life mermaid suffered horrific wounds in an unprecedented attack launched by a giant fish while she performed in front of families and small children.

Lange informed Katzenell that her video had won best mermaid video for 2011. “I had no idea,” she said. “I thought I was the only crazy person who wanted to swim like Ariel for real.

A particularly strange conspiracy theory that wealthy elites are holding mermaid-eating dinner party events is leaking into TikTok feeds. In March 2025, users began telling bizarre stories about ...

Even though we have known for quite some time that mermaids are not real, they continue to inspire interest and sometimes controversy. In 2009, people in the town of Kirvat Yam, Israel ...

It’s a mermaid!” says Jeff Weiner, the Vegas-based chief operating officer and co-owner of Fins. “You can dismiss it as kind of silly, but it’s not. It’s a real thing.” According to ...