The year 2024 started for Florida with a bizarre rumor spreading like wildfire on social media: A 10-foot-tall alien was roaming in a Miami shopping mall, inviting a huge police presence in the vicinity. The speculation market turned red hot after a video went viral on social media showing a massive figure strolling outside Bayside Marketplace. The video showed the ‘alien’ shadow surrounded by dozens of police officers, and cruisers with their lights flashing.
As soon as the video went viral, the speculations and murmurs came flooding as well. "I don't know if the rumors about the aliens at the Miami Mall are real but I do know I never seen this many police in one place," one X user posted.
Another X user claimed that there were '10ft Aliens/Creatures' which were 'fired at inside and outside Miami Mall' in supposed footage.
Some posts claimed people in the vicinity lost WiFi for some hours while some alleged that the nearby airports had also been shut down.
Miami police on Friday (Jan 5) however debunked all these statements, calling them ‘false.’ In a statement, the department confirmed: "There were no aliens, UFOs, or ETs."
The large police presence outside the Miami mall was caused by a large brawl between teenagers on Monday night. Some of them also set off fireworks inside the mall, leading many people to believe that a shooting had taken place.
Later, the police arrested at least four juveniles for causing the massive distress. “The juveniles were causing chaos,” Vega said.
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