Below message has been circulating on social media with regard to MGM logo. It claims that the lion killed its trainer and assistants. It is fake news.

Assertion:

MGM Logo Lion Had Killed Its Trainer And Assistants

Assertion made by – Social media and internet.

Confirmation by Ayupp.com – FAKE

More Samples –

 The lion used in the original MGM movie logo killed its trainer and two assistants the day after the logo was filmed.

The lion used in the original
MGM movie logo killed its trainer
and two assistants the day after
the logo was filmed. ... Leo died
at the age of twenty-three, an old
age for a lion , leaving many
descendants.

 

Ayupp Analysis-

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Lions has been used in the logo as a roaring lion from year 1916. But, not a single incidence has ever been reported till now about the death of Lion’s trainer and assistant. As per our analysis it looks like another fake message circulated online. If you want to know the history of MGM Lions then read the below analysis –

https://modernlegends.net/2012/07/08/how-was-the-world-famous-metro-goldwyn-mayer-lion-roar-recorded/

If you want to check the different lion’s roaring from 1916, then you can check on the below link –

http://www.logodesignlove.com/the-mgm-lions

For your information – Leo is the Lion used in almost many of the Logo being created by MGM. Check the Wikimedia link for detailed information about different lions and their duration of existence –

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_the_Lion_(MGM)

About The Author

Chetan Sharma is an Indian fact-checker and news writer, writing news for Ayupp since 2014.

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