A strange incident occurred Monday evening at Miami’s Bayside Marketplace, drawing the attention of dozens of police officers and sparking rumors of an alien invasion, CBSNews reports.
As dozens of police cars with lights and sirens arrived at the Bayside Marketplace, rumors of “8- to 10-foot aliens” allegedly infiltrating the building quickly began to spread on social media.
The belief in these rumors was so strong that some claimed to have seen a mystical creature right in front of the mall.
However, some time later, Officer Michael Vega denied these rumors and said that there were no aliens or UFOs at the location. Instead, police were called to break up an ongoing argument between fifty teenagers in the building.
“There were no aliens, UFOs or extraterrestrials there,” Officer Vega confirmed. “There were no airports closed, no power outages.”
Despite this confirmation, rumors continued to spread, creating incredible public interest. The term “Aliens in Miami” even made it to the top 10 searches on X (Twitter), and major news outlets began publishing stories about the alleged aliens.
“I don’t know if the rumors about aliens in the Miami mall are real, but I do know that I’ve never seen so many police in one place,” wrote user X.
Experts note that the incident was a clear example of how information can be distorted and accepted as truth in the digital age.
Despite the lack of confirmed facts about aliens, aliens in Miami have become a huge hit online, highlighting the need to fact-check before accepting fascinating stories on social media at face value.