“Those goats apparently found public transit more convenient than hoofing it.”
“Two goats climbed onto a public bus in Portland, Oregon; afterward, the transit agency tracked them near a shopping center before they disappeared from camera view.”
The reported location and bus route are consistent with TriMet's FX2-Division service, which stops at Southeast Division Street and 162nd Avenue. Independent contemporaneous local reporting shared footage and described two loose pygmy goats boarding that bus on August 11, 2026.
No reliable evidence found directly contradicting the central claim. The post presents the later camera-tracking detail as settled, although publicly accessible independent documentation for that specific sequence is limited.
The limited confirmation of the goats' subsequent movements is a secondary detail. It does not materially alter a viewer's understanding that two goats boarded a Portland public bus.
Why Clear says this
The central event is corroborated by contemporaneous reporting and matches TriMet's official route information. TriMet-related authorities also confirm that buses are equipped with cameras. The available public record is weaker on the precise shopping-center route and endpoint, so those details should be treated with modest caution rather than as disproven.
Evidence
- TriMet officially lists FX2-Division service at SE Division Street and SE 162nd Avenue, matching the reported bus and location.
- A contemporaneous local post sharing the incident footage reported that two loose pygmy goats boarded the FX2 at SE Division and 162nd Avenue on August 11, 2026.
- The Multnomah County Sheriff's Office states that TriMet buses are equipped with cameras, making the caption's reference to transit-agency camera footage plausible, though it does not independently release or verify this incident's footage.