The alleged Bigfoot sighting was caught on camera in a wooded area of Lawton, Oklahoma, a small town about three hours from Oklahoma City. But as the video began to make its way around the internet and quickly went viral, eagle-eyed viewers pointed out why it appeared to be a hoax, and it was pretty obvious at that.
The video was posted on TikTok on Tuesday by Emmanuel Alfaro, who described the alleged encounter as the “scariest” moment of his life. In the short nine-second clip, the camera suddenly sees the person filming as they approach what appears to be a Sasquatch sitting in front of a tree and about to eat a handful of greenery.
Before anything else happens, the cameraman says “oh shit!” He can be heard shouting. before seemingly walking away.
“The scariest moment of my life… I think I actually caught a Bigfoot on camera in the Parallel Forest,” Alfaro captioned the clip. “I [was] While I was just walking around and enjoying the day, I saw something in the distance. “I'm still shaking as I write this.”
@e_man580 The scariest moment of my life and I think I actually caught a Bigfoot on camera in the parallel forest. I wake up just walking around a bit and enjoying the day and I saw something in the distance. I'm still shaking as I write this. #bigfoot #sight #oklahoma #parallelwood #fyp #scared
♬ original sound – E_ManAlfaro
Accordingly Only in OklahomaThe Parallel Forest has a reputation for being haunted. Built by the federal government as an experiment to deal with the effects of the Dust Bowl, the estate boasts more than 20,000 red cedar trees planted exactly six feet apart in all directions across 16 acres.
Perhaps because of the inherent spookiness of monoculture, the forest has spawned countless tales of urban legends, satanic rituals, and “anything else that might scare the living daylights out of you.”
But Bigfoot? Maybe not. As the video began to go viral, racking up more than 1.5 million views at the time of publication, skeptics poured in comments to debunk the footage.
“Google 'Jack Links Costume Horror Dome,'” one user wrote, referring to a popular costume that sells online for $179.99. “It's just the same thing; if you don't think it's so, then you just want to believe it.” Another user added: “Brother this is the Jack Links costume.”
Still, there were some believers who believed this was the clearest image of a Sasquatch ever. “Do you know?” shouted another user. “Why not, this world is a crazy place right now, so why doesn't Bigfoot rest under a random tree?”
To be honest, they are not wrong. If it gives someone pleasure to believe that the truth is really out there, then who are the rest of us to say otherwise?