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Bona fide T. rex leather purse is going up for auction — and it could fetch $500K

Nypost · 🇫🇷 public France · · 471 words · By Asia Grace
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rex leather purse is going up for auction — and it could fetch $500K See more of our coverage in your search results.

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rex leather purse is going up for auction — and it could fetch $500K See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleIt’s a sale of Jurass-chic proportions.

Common ground

But a purse derived from 66-million-year-old purse dinosaur DNA simply cannot be beat, per the Parisian auction house hawking the prehistoric must-have for over $500,000 on Thursday.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/06/10/lifestyle/worlds-first-t-rex-leather-bag-to-be-auc…

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eFinder identified 2 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 80% confidence
Overstating facts or claims to create a stronger emotional response.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the jaw-dropping $8 million dropped on Jane Birkin’s 1984 original Hermés handbag, which sold at auction to a Japanese mogul in July 2025.”
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While sources confirm Jane Birkin's 1984 original Hermès bag sold in July 2025, the price is reported as 8.6 million Euros (approx $10.1 million) or 'more than $10 million', contradicting the specific $8 million figure mentioned in the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cherbourg is a former commune and subprefecture located at the northern end of the Cotentin Peninsula in the northwestern French department of Manche. It was merged into the commune of Cherbourg-Octev…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherbourg
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hermès International S.C.A. ( air-MEHZ, French: [ɛʁmɛs] ), using the trade name Hermès Paris or simply Hermès, is a French luxury goods company that was founded in 1837 by Thierry Hermès in Paris, Fr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermès
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jane Mallory Birkin ( BUR-kin; 14 December 1946 – 16 July 2023) was an English-French actress and singer. She had a prolific career as an actress, mostly in French cinema. A native of London, Birkin b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Birkin
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Claim 2: “the exorbitant $2.5 million cost of icon Marilyn Monroe’s haute memorabilia, including a Christian Dior suit she wore while honeymooning with Yankees legend Joe DiMaggio, purchased alongside the voluptuary’s valuables on June 1”
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Sources confirm a Marilyn Monroe auction occurred around June 1-3, 2026, and the total sale surpassed $2.5 million. However, the Christian Dior suit specifically achieved approximately $450,000 (£334,665), not $2.5 million. The $2.5 million refers to the total auction value, not the individual suit.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — American actress Marilyn Monroe's life and persona have since her death in 1962 been depicted in film, television, music, the arts, and by other celebrities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe_in_popular_cult…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Blonde is a 2022 American psychological drama film written and directed by Andrew Dominik, based on the 2000 novel by Joyce Carol Oates. The film is a fictionalized account of the life and career of A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blonde_(2022_film)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Marilyn Monroe ( MAIR-ə-lin mən-ROH; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 – August 4, 1962) was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "Blonde bombshell" characters, she became on…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe
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Claim 3: “auctioneer Alexandre Giquello of Hôtel Drouot in Paris, France, accepts offers on the first-ever handbag made with collagen from lab-grown Tyrannosaurus rex fossils, which were reportedly exhumed in the US, on June 11.”
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Le Monde and other reports identify Alexandre Giquello as the auctioneer at Hôtel Drouot in Paris and confirm the auction date of June 11, 2026, for a bag made from lab-grown T. rex collagen.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Big John is a fossilized Triceratops horridus skeleton discovered in South Dakota's Hell Creek geological formation in 2014. It is the largest known Triceratops skeleton, according to the team that as…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_John_(dinosaur)
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web search NEUTRAL — Alexandre is a masculine given name, the French, Galician, Catalan, and Portuguese form of the English name Alexander, derived from the Latin Alexander and the Ancient Greek Aléxandros (Αλέξανδρος), m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandre_(given_name)
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web search NEUTRAL — Alexandre Family Farm pasture-raised cows and hens produce certified regenerative, nutrient-dense A2/A2 organic dairy and eggs on the northernmost coast of California.
https://alexandrefamilyfarm.com/
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Claim 4: “Che Connon, a professor of tissue engineering at Newcastle University, alongside researchers at ad agency VML, genomic engineering firm The Organoid Company, and the sustainable biotechnology pioneers at Lab-Grown Leather Ltd., has led the charge in transforming matter from the extinct predator into extraordinary wearables.”
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Multiple sources (Business Live, VML, and other web results) confirm the collaboration between VML, The Organoid Company, Lab-Grown Leather Ltd., and scientists from Newcastle University to create T. rex leather.
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web search NEUTRAL — T. rex leather infographic explaining how the lab-grown engineering differs from the current leather process. VML. In order to create it, synthetic DNA will be used to engineer cells that will then be…
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/purses-made-t-rex-company-19…
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web search NEUTRAL — By collaborating with VML and The Organoid Company, we're unlocking the potential to engineer leather from prehistoric species, starting with the formidable T-Rex. This venture showcases the power of …
https://www.vml.com/news/vml-lab-grown-leather-ltd-and-the-o…
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web search NEUTRAL — "By collaborating with VML and The Organoid Company, we're unlocking the potential to engineer leather from prehistoric species, starting with the formidable T-Rex. This venture showcases the power of…
https://www.business-live.co.uk/technology/rex-leather-being…
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Claim 5: “a purse derived from 66-million-year-old purse dinosaur DNA simply cannot be beat, per the Parisian auction house hawking the prehistoric must-have for over $500,000 on Thursday.”
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Multiple independent news sources (New York Post, Le Monde) confirm a Parisian auction house is auctioning a handbag made from lab-grown T. rex collagen with an estimated value up to €500,000.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Assassin's Creed is a multimedia franchise published by Ubisoft, primarily known for its open-world action-adventure stealth video games. Beyond gaming, the series spans novels, comics, films, and an …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Maïwenn Le Besco (French: [majwɛn lə bɛsko]; born 17 April 1976), known mononymously as Maïwenn, is a French actress and filmmaker.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maïwenn
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sally Hemings, whose given name may have been Sarah, (c. 1773 – 1835) was an enslaved woman, inherited among many others by the third President of the United States Thomas Jefferson, from his father-i…
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Claim 6: “Following an extensive process — including harvesting T. rex DNA, conducting phylogenetic analyses, inserting the materials into a specialized bio-leather cell line genome, transforming the cells into skin and sustainably tanning the skin to create the leather — the scientists have managed to make primeval magic.”
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Multiple sources describe the specific technical process: harvesting/reconstructing DNA, phylogenetic analysis, insertion into a bio-leather cell line, and tanning the resulting skin.
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web search NEUTRAL — The T. rex leather bag, made from lab-grown collagen traced to a 67-million-year-old dinosaur fossil, failed to sell at a Paris auction.The reconstructed DNA was then subjected to phylogenetic analysi…
https://www.financialexpress.com/life/lifestyle-this-t-rexsk…
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web search NEUTRAL — Following an extensive process — including harvesting T. rex DNA, conducting phylogenetic analyses, inserting the materials into a specialized bio-leather cell line genome, transforming the cells into…
https://nypost.com/2026/06/10/lifestyle/worlds-first-t-rex-l…
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web search NEUTRAL — VML, The Organoid Company and Lab-Grown Leather Ltd. created T-Rex Leather™, the world’s first leather material inspired by a prehistoric species. By reconstructing fossilised T.rex collagen sequences…
https://www.adsoftheworld.com/campaigns/lab-grown-leather-ca…
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Claim 7: “With an asking price ranging from €300,000 to 500,000 ($347,081 to $578,469)”
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Three independent web sources (New York Post, Le Monde, and another news report) explicitly state the asking price/estimate is between €300,000 and €500,000.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — AT&T Inc., an abbreviation of its predecessor's original name, the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, is an American multinational telecommunications company headquartered at the Whitacre Tower…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT&T
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — T (minuscule: t) is the twentieth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is tee …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The T-54 and T-55 tanks are a series of Soviet medium tanks introduced in the years following the Second World War. The first T-54 prototype was completed at Nizhny Tagil by the end of 1945. From the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-54/T-55
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