Fact Check: This tale of mummified aliens from Egypt is fictitious

Two photos of mummies have gone viral on social media with the claim that these are mummified aliens from Egypt. India Today found the claim to be fictitious.

Stories about aliens have always mystified us, and linking them with the mummies and pyramids of Egypt only adds that extra dose of spookiness. One such post with two photos of mummies has gone viral on social media with the claim that these are mummified aliens from Egypt for which scientists have no explanation till now.

The post claims that one Dr Victor Lubeck, a retired professor from the University of Pennsylvania, has discovered the mummies. “The structure of its skeleton does not resemble that of a human’s body. The face is what looks especially different,” the caption says.