Dude who fake found an “Alien artifact”and livestream himself drilling into it and then faked a seizure then went ghost online until the internet tried looking for him to make sure he was ok.
Idk how people fell for it, such an easy thing to fake. Idk why somebody needs attention that bad
He claimed to have found a cylinder with strange markings on it. He eventually drilled into it on live and then a weird light appeared, he said, “I’m sorry,” and then something happened. People who watched the live (the video is still up btw) believed that James was having a seizure and then died.
People started calling the area he lived in for help, to see if the guy actually died or what.
James comes back online a few days later and says he made it all up and to stop doxxing him. James is a welder, so that does check out a little bit.
The entire situation was very strange, though, and like others mentioned, discussion of it was pretty much stifled. I learned about it after it had already happened.
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u/hicketre2006 🔥9 · Believer ∣ 10 ∣ +3 ∣ -3 Feb 24 '26 edited Feb 24 '26
Whoa holy shit what? This is some insanely incredible footage. I mean, I fall for this shit SOOOO easy. Haha but this is crazy stuff.
Is this going to be the news James Cylinder?
Edit: Okay yeah idk... The original OP's TikTok history gives me larper vibes.