ARE shape-shifting aliens protecting the President of the United States? Not any more - they've been sacked due to budget cutbacks.
A viral video doing the rounds on YouTube claims to have captured footage of an "alien shape-shifter" among President Obama's security team at a March 4 public function.
The narrator points out that the picture is distant and distorted by pixilation and data-compression effects - but then ignores his own advice and concocts a comprehensive conspiracy theory around it.
The obvious security guard - tall, bald and alert - scans the crowd for any visible threat.
Standing in a bright spotlight in a darkened room, his pixelated face looks remarkably featureless and malformed.
A correspondent for Wired magazine decided to take the issue direct to the White House.
A screen capture from a video purporting to have captured images of a "shape-shifting alien" bodyguard at a recent function attended by President Obama.
When the question was posed to National Security Council chief spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden, her reply was unexpected:
"I can't confirm the claims made in this video, but any alleged program to guard the president with aliens or robots would likely have to be scaled back or eliminated in the sequester," Caitlin Hayden quipped.
"I'd refer you to the Secret Service or Area 51 for more details."
There you have it.
No direct denial that alien shape-shifting humanoids are part of the Presidential team...
A screen capture of the purported "shape-shifting alien" bodyguard at a recent function attended by President Obama.
