An extraordinary painting and statue that appear to resemble the late King of Pop Michael Jackson have been hailed as possible evidence of time travel.
The claims were made by the YouTube channel Fact5, which highlighted a mysterious ancient painting that appears to feature Jackson’s face.
Portrait of a Young Man by Barent Fabritius, which is in the Städelsches Kunstinstitut in Frankfurt, Germany, was painted in the 17th century.
Even creepier, the channel says, is an Egyptian statue, housed in Chicago’s Field Museum, that also appears to bear Jackson’s face.
The video narrator says, “Have you ever heard the phrase, ‘Good painting is like good cooking: you can taste it but not explain it’?
—Well, can you explain this similarity between Michael Jackson and this anonymous painting?
“If you thought this was similar, this mysterious statue also bears a certain resemblance to the King of Pop.
“It seems that Michael has traveled through time throughout his life.”
The theory is that Jackson traveled back in time to various eras and was immortalized by the ancient Egyptians and later by the painter. He’s not the first celebrity to seemingly appear in famous works of art, with doppelgangers of Nicholas Cage and John Travolta, among many others.
The death of the American pop legend plunged the world into mourning in 2009.
The billionaire megastar was preparing for a comeback tour when he was found unconscious in his Los Angeles home and pronounced dead at the age of 48.
Last year, bizarre claims began circulating that Jackson was still alive after he was spotted in a selfie taken by his daughter Paris.
But people reacted to the new claims of time travel with astonishment and hilarity.
One woman said it was “creepy” and added: “The Michael Jackson one was hilarious… I couldn’t stop laughing.”
Another said: “Why did they compare Michael Jackson to a lady?”
A man posted: “Idiots, time travel is physically impossible.”
The channel then said in the comments: “Please note that the title doesn’t literally mean that time travel is possible, it’s just a bit of fun.”
