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Influencer who caused outrage in Australia for snatching baby wombat faces jail time in Wyoming for hunting violations

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Influencer who caused outrage in Australia for snatching baby wombat faces jail time in Wyoming for hunting violations See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Influencer who caused outrage in Australia for snatching baby wombat faces jail time in Wyoming for hunting violations See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleA hunting influencer who received thousands of death threats after being filmed taking a baby wombat from its mother is in hot water again.

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Samantha Strable, who also goes by the name Sam Jones, fled Australia after the incident caused a national outcry last year.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/19/world-news/influencer-who-caused-outrage-in-austra…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “According to Wyoming hunting laws, people lose residency if they live out of state for 180 days.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of NBA schedules and does not contain any information regarding Wyoming hunting laws or residency requirements.
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web search NEUTRAL — Explore the full New York Knicks schedule, including game dates and times, on this official NBA page.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Follow the action on NBA scores, schedules, stats, news, teams, and players. Buy tickets or watch the games anywhere with NBA League Pass.
https://www.nba.com/?title=New_York_Knicks
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web search NEUTRAL — Watch, stream and listen to the New York Knicks. Know where to watch your Knicks throughout the season with our broadcast schedule.
https://www.nba.com/knicks/schedule/broadcast-schedule
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Claim 2: “An affidavit filed to the court claimed Strable was only in Wyoming for a week in 2024 and a month in 2025 but still applied for hunting licenses.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general court lookup tools for California and does not contain the specific affidavit details regarding her time spent in Wyoming in 2024 and 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — Search Please enter a 5-digit California zip code (e.g. 92110) or a city name (e.g. Oakland)
https://courts.ca.gov/find-my-court
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web search NEUTRAL — The State of California Court of Appeals has changed a past court decision. This case was between the Town of Apple Valley and Apple Valley Ranchos Water (Liberty Utilities).
https://applevalley.org/search/APPLE+VALLEY+COURT/
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web search NEUTRAL — 20 hours ago · Find Anyone's Court Case Report Online. Process Takes Only A Few Seconds! Free Case Search - View Court Records for Criminal, Civil, & Traffic Cases.
https://courtcasefinder.com/
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Claim 3: “Samantha Strable, who also goes by the name Sam Jones, fled Australia after the incident caused a national outcry last year.”
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Multiple sources (ABC News and others) confirm that Samantha Strable, also known as Sam Jones, left Australia following the public outcry over the baby wombat video.
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web search NEUTRAL — The video also shows the baby wombat hissing in distress before Jones then returns it to the bush. Jones, who also goes by the name Samantha Strable, has nearly 100,000 followers and describes herself…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0rz4e9185qo
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web search NEUTRAL — Jones, who also uses the name Samantha Strable, closed her social media channels to messages and couldn’t be reached for comment Friday. The wombat appears to be common wombat, also known as a bare-no…
https://www.aol.com/news/american-snatched-baby-wombat-mothe…
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web search NEUTRAL — An influencer who uploaded video of herself picking up a baby wombat has left Australia. It's understood she was not deported, but left on her own accord.The influencer, who is known as Sam Jones but …
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-14/sam-jones-baby-wombat…
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Claim 4: “Strable faces one year in prison and a $10,000 fine if she is found guilty.”
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While sources confirm she faces 'significant fines and even jail time', the specific figures of 'one year in prison and a $10,000 fine' are not corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided text.
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web search NEUTRAL — “Samantha Strable continues to buy resident tags even though she hasn’t resided in Wyoming for over two years, and brags about it on social media to over 90K followers,” he wrote. Sam went viral earli…
https://www.aol.com/articles/karma-train-just-pulled-influen…
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web search NEUTRAL — Montana-based hunting influencer Samantha Strable was arrested and charged with multiple counts of hunting violations following a viral scandal that unfolded in Australia earlier this year.
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/influencer-who-snatch…
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web search NEUTRAL — Possible Penalties. If convicted, Strable could face significant fines and even jail time. She was released from custody the same day she was booked, on her own recognizance.
https://royconnection.com/influencer-criticized-for-taking-w…
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Claim 5: “Strable will face a three-day trial in Wyoming over allegations she lied about where lived in order to obtain hunting permits for black bears, elk, mountain lions, antelope and fishing.”
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While multiple sources confirm she was arrested for lying about residency to get tags, the specific detail about a 'three-day trial' is not explicitly corroborated across the provided evidence snippets.
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web search NEUTRAL — Samantha Strable allegedly lied about her address to get hunting tags.The charges Ms Strable faces carry large fines and potential jail time. She was released from custody on her own recognizance on t…
https://nypost.com/2025/11/27/us-news/influencer-who-came-un…
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web search NEUTRAL — Samantha Strable, the 25-year-old who was caught on camera harassing a baby wombat in Australia earlier this year, has been arrested for allegedly violating hunting laws in Wyoming.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15328547/influencer…
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web search NEUTRAL — Samantha Strable, a Great Falls woman who got in trouble with the Australian government over a wombat earlier this year, was charged last month with eight misdemeanors related to hunting violations in…
https://dailymontanan.com/2025/12/02/great-falls-social-medi…
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Claim 6: “Wyoming Game and Fish Department received an anonymous tip that Strable “continues to buy resident tags even though she hasn’t resided in Wyoming for over two years”
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The evidence mentions that an anonymous tip stated she continued to buy resident tags despite not residing in Wyoming for over two years.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fish and Game may refer to: in the United States Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, formerly the Department of Game and Fish Alaska Department of Fish and Game Arizona Game and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_and_Game
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The state of Wyoming, being a land locked state, has a wide variety of freshwater fish in its lakes, rivers, and streams.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fishes_of_Wyoming
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is the State of Wyoming's state agency charged with stewardship of the state's fish, game, and wildlife resources. The department sets fish and game regulations, i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyoming_Game_and_Fish_Departme…
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Claim 7: “Even Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese denounced her actions after video of Strable picking up a baby wombat from the side of the road while its distressed mother chased her went viral.”
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Multiple sources report that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese denounced her actions and challenged her to try it with a crocodile after the video went viral.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthony Norman Albanese (born 2 March 1963) is an Australian politician who has served as the 31st prime minister of Australia since 2022. He has been the leader of the Labor Party since 2019 and the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Albanese
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Anthony Albanese, the 31st Prime Minister of Australia. As of October 2025, Albanese has made seventeen international trips to 34 sovere…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The second Albanese ministry is the 74th and current ministry of the Government of Australia. It is led by the country's 31st Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese. The second Albanese ministry succeeded t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Albanese_ministry
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Claim 8: “Influencer who caused outrage in Australia for snatching baby wombat faces jail time in Wyoming for hunting violations”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Samantha Strable, an influencer known for the wombat incident, was arrested and charged with hunting violations in Wyoming and faces potential jail time.
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web search NEUTRAL — Montana-based hunting influencer Samantha Strable was arrested and charged with multiple counts of hunting violations following a viral scandal that unfolded in Australia earlier this year.
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/influencer-who-snatch…
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web search NEUTRAL — Samantha Strable, known online as Sam Jones, is facing multiple charges over claims she lied about her residency in order to get hunting tags in Wyoming. The influencer was booked into a county jail i…
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/wombat-stealing-influencer-arreste…
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web search NEUTRAL — Samantha Strable, also known as Sam Jones, faces eight misdemeanor counts stemming from what officials say was a scheme to falsely obtain discounted tags.Online personality Samantha Strable faces char…
https://crimecod.com/fraud/2025/12/10/wyoming-officials-char…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.