Overview
- Franco, who launched a TikTok account in early June, built up to a long‑teased reveal and on July 13 posted grainy black‑and‑white video he said showed an alien outside his home.
- The clips show an ET‑style figure moving near windows and a garage and end with a title card promising more footage to come.
- Viewers and reporters pointed to technical anomalies such as a missing timestamp digit and apparent editing artifacts that suggest the imagery could be a costume, an edit or an AI creation.
- Social response has been mostly mocking and speculative, some users called it a stunt or movie promotion even though director Christian Guiton denied the posts were promotional, and Franco has since defended the footage while warning he may delete his account.
- Independent fact‑checkers, including Snopes as of July 16, say the claim remains unverified and the presence of paywalled extra clips and Franco’s diminished mainstream standing complicate independent confirmation and public trust.