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Skeptoid #519: Alien Implants

Skeptoid

Brian Dunning

Science, Skeptic, History, Urban Legends, Conspiracy Theories, Skepticism, Social Sciences, Paranormal

4.63K Ratings

🗓️ 17 May 2016

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Some of those who believe they've been abducted by aliens also think they were left with a souvenir.

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We can be forgiven if we roll our eyes or smile when somebody mentions that aliens left

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an implant in their body, a small microchip or tracking device under the skin.

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But when we look on the internet, there does seem to be a substantial, if not enormous,

0:20.8

body of evidence that this has happened, including photographs and X-rays.

0:26.2

So if these things are not alien implants, what are they?

0:31.7

We're going to find out today Unskeptoid.

0:35.5

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0:41.0

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You're listening to Skeptoid.

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I'm Brian Dunning from Skeptoid.com.

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Alien implants.

1:35.9

Today we're going to wake up after a really weird dream, a dream from a strange dark place

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