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Strap: India Today found that the viral video was actually a depiction of a cake designed to resemble an alien.
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India Today Fact Check
The video showcasing a knife cutting into an "alien corpse" is actually a cake created by a baker and has no connection to the alleged “alien corpses” in Mexico.
A recent social media frenzy was triggered by a video that seemingly showed a knife cutting into an "alien corpse," shortly after journalist Jaime Maussan presented what he claimed were "mummified alien corpses" to the Mexican Congress. The video led some to believe that the Mexican government had staged the entire event. However, our investigation reveals that the viral video showcases a cake, skillfully crafted to resemble an alien, and has no connection to Maussan's presentation to the Mexican Congress.
Jaime Maussan, a Mexico-based journalist known for his interest in UFOs, claimed in a presentation before the Mexican Congress on September 13 that he had discovered two small "mummified alien corpses" in Peru in 2017. These figures had elongated heads and three fingers on each hand and were said to be around 1,000 years old.
Soon after Maussan's revelation, a video began circulating on social media that appeared to cut the "alien" like a cake. A Twitter user posted the video with a caption implying that the Mexican government was hand in gloves with the journalist to deceive the world in presenting the cake as a rare and mummified alien. An archived version of such posts can be seen here and here.
Upon investigation, India Today found the viral video was actually a depiction of a cake designed to resemble an alien.
Our Probe
There were noticeable differences between the features of the supposed extraterrestrial beings Maussan presented and those of the cake. A reverse image search led to an Instagram page named "the_bakeking," which featured the same video. The cake was created by Ben Cullen, a tattoo artist and baker from Birmingham. Cullen uploaded the video on September 15, two days after Maussan's presentation, making it clear that the two events were unrelated.
It's worth noting that Maussan made similar claims about mummified aliens in Peru back in 2017. A report from Peru’s prosecutor’s office later found that these were fabricated figures, made from a mixture of paper and synthetic glue. The scientific community generally views the figures presented by Maussan as a debunked hoax.
A comparison between the “alien corpse” presentation before the Mexican Congress and the “alien cake” can be seen here.
While the authenticity of the "alien corpses" presented by Maussan remains a matter of debate, it is clear that the viral video is of a cake and not related to the claims made in the Mexican Congress.
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