However....this one just a few days ago off the coast of Calif was a hoax.
(https://i41.tinypic.com/2aihcg2.jpg)
But there was a true giant 13ft squid found off Japan 2 days ago.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/fisherman-catches-giant-squid-in-japan-9055922.html (http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/fisherman-catches-giant-squid-in-japan-9055922.html)
There have been documentations of colossal squids 33 feet long due to the tentacles, making it the largest known invertebrate. Let's hear it for the spineless!