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Lettuce introduce you to the live frog found in a grocery store salad bag

Nypost · · 332 words · By Associated Press
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7 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Australian farmer Rhys Smoker announced he’d found a live frog in a bag of lettuce”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
The evidence contradicts the identity of the person who found the frog. While a frog was found in lettuce in Esperance, the sources identify the person as 'Laura Jones', not 'Rhys Smoker'. The provided evidence for 'Rhys' only discusses the etymology of the name, not the event.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rhys or Rhŷs is a popular Welsh given name (usually male) that is famous in Welsh history and is also used as a surname. It originates from Deheubarth, an old region of South West Wales, with famous k…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhys
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Rhys is a boy's name of Welsh origin meaning "ardor". Rhys is the 412 ranked male name by popularity.
https://nameberry.com/b/boy-baby-name-rhys
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 26, 2024 · Rhys is a strong, royal Welsh name with fiery warrior origins. Its meaning, "ardor," embodies strength and passion. Discover its rich lineage from this post.
https://www.momjunction.com/baby-names/rhys/
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“Smoker had been preparing a steak and salad dinner on Saturday for the three people who share his house in Esperance in Western Australia state”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
The evidence identifies the customer in Esperance as Laura Jones, not Rhys Smoker. There is no evidence in the provided search results linking a person named Rhys Smoker to this event.
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web search NEUTRAL — Current local time in Australia – Western Australia – Perth. Get Perth's weather and area codes, time zone and DST. Explore Perth's sunrise and sunset, moonrise and moonset.AWST (Australian Western St…
https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/australia/perth
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web search NEUTRAL — Guide to Esperance in Western Australia - For years the small town of Esperance has been on the top of my bucket list and a couple weeks ago I finally got to check it out. Known for having some of the…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/esperance-beach-location
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web search NEUTRAL — Aerial view of Esperance, Western Australia. Esperance's coastline is the main draw.The Town Hall anchors community life: markets spill out across the forecourt, heritage festivals use it as a backdro…
https://www.worldatlas.com/cities/8-of-the-most-captivating-…
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“Smoker and his partner Lilli Ashby had bought the lettuce at a Woolworths supermarket in Esperance”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
The evidence identifies the customer as Laura Jones (and mentions 'Jones and Le Pine'), not Rhys Smoker and Lilli Ashby.
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web search NEUTRAL — Shop online at Woolworths for your groceries. We’re here to help you eat fresher & healthier food, 7 days a week with low prices always.
https://www.woolworths.com.au/
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web search NEUTRAL — Woolworths South Africa’s premium food and clothing retailer.
https://www.woolworths.co.za/
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web search NEUTRAL — Woolworths customers in two states have reported concerning incidents with recent iceberg lettuce purchases, prompting the supermarket giant to launch an investigation.
https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/food/urgent-investigation-lau…
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“Five years ago, a shopper confronted a 3-meter-long (10-foot-long) nonvenomous diamond python on a shelf of a Woolworths supermarket in Sydney.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm a three-metre-long python was found on a shelf in a Sydney Woolworths supermarket.
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web search NEUTRAL — A three-metre-long python has surprised shoppers in a Sydney supermarket by slithering along a shelf in the spice section with a Woolworths spokesperson saying it was a “slippery and rare customer.”If…
https://www.qatarday.com/snake-slithers-out-of-australian-su…
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web search NEUTRAL — A three-metre-long python left shoppers in a Sydney supermarket shocked by slithering along a shelf that is meant for spices.
https://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/47123/20210818/sydn…
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web search NEUTRAL — The snake, estimated to be eight-years-old, eventually died as its stomach had ruptured before it could digest the dead cow. After being checked by authorities, the animals were burnt and buried in th…
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/monster-15ft-snake-…
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“Also in 2021, a shopper discovered a venomous pale-headed snake wrapped in plastic with lettuce in an ALDI Sydney supermarket.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm a pale-headed snake was found in lettuce packaging at an ALDI supermarket in Sydney in 2021.
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web search NEUTRAL — ALDI is investigating how a snake could have found its way into a supermarket. "We've worked with the customer and the team at WIRES to identify the snake's natural habitat, which is certainly not an …
https://www.voanews.com/a/east-asia-pacific_sydney-man-finds…
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web search NEUTRAL — The juvenile pale-headed snake, Hoplocephalus bitorquatus, was tucked into a two-pack of cos lettuce which Alexander White and his partner, Amelie Neate, purchased from an Aldi supermarket in Sydney o…
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/apr/14/snake…
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web search NEUTRAL — Supermarket giant Aldi has launched an investigation after a Sydney woman claimed her son found a live snake in a bag of lettuce. Lesley Kuhn took to social media to warn shoppers this week after the …
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-14/live-snake-found-in-a…
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“Woolworths said the frog in the salad was an isolated incident and there had been no other similar cases reported.”
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Both The Guardian and 9Kitchen report that Woolworths described the frog incident as an 'isolated incident'.
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web search NEUTRAL — A live frog has been found in a bag of salad on Western Australia's south coast. The bag was bought at a Woolworths supermarket in Esperance, about 700 kilometres south east of Perth. What's next? Woo…
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-18/frog-salad-esperance-…
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web search NEUTRAL — One was a live frog reckoned to be the size of a man’s palm. The other, a slot on national television.But far from an intended gastronomical addition, Woolworths said this was an “isolated incident” i…
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/18/live-…
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web search NEUTRAL — A Woolworths shopper received the shock of her life when she saw a live frog inside a sealed bag of lettuce, in what the supermarket has labelled an "isolated incident". Laura Jones from Esperance, We…
https://kitchen.nine.com.au/latest/woolworths-shopper-finds-…
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“Woolworths apologized to the household and provided a replacement bag of lettuce.”
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While Woolworths did apologize and provide a replacement item, the evidence indicates this was for the actual customers (Jones and Le Pine), not a 'Rhys Smoker'. The claim is technically true regarding the company's action but deceptive regarding the identity of the recipient.
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web search NEUTRAL — But while Jones and Le Pine and their flatmates may have missed out on a free pet, they did not leave the exchange entirely empty handed. “We have spoken to the customer to apologise and provide a rep…
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/18/live-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Shop online at Woolworths for your groceries. We’re here to help you eat fresher & healthier food, 7 days a week with low prices always.
https://www.woolworths.com.au/
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web search NEUTRAL — Woolworths South Africa’s premium food and clothing retailer.
https://www.woolworths.co.za/
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