The Gollum-like monster spotted near the Great Wall of China has turned out to be a hoax



Sci-fi fans will no doubt be disappointed to hear that the Lord of the Rings-style creature was in fact an actor filming an advertisement.

The news was confirmed by Beijing’s police after the star posted pictures of himself posing in the costume.

They said: “This was an actor wearing a costume. He was filming an advertisement.”

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This is a repost because, despite this photo being clearly debunked over 2 years ago, I’m still running across paranormal sites out there trying to pass it off as a real picture of a genuine cryptid.  It ain’t, so just stop it.

I feel sorry for the poor actor in the picture. The guy was just trying to relieve himself in peace and innocently became a world-wide “hoax”. I don’t blame the tourist who took the picture. If I came across this guy and didn’t know a commercial was being filmed, I‘d probably freak out, too. But now that the truth of the picture is out there it really needs to stop being circulated as real.

Are you still coming across images you’re tired of seeing portrayed as real despite  being widely known as debunked? Tell me in the comments, especially if you saw it on this site.

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