CERN ritual hoax

Frame from the video depicting men in cloaks gathered around the statue of Shiva

The CERN ritual is a video that depicts an alleged occult ritual occurring in the grounds of CERN, a European nuclear research organization. The video showed several men dressed in black cloaks surrounding a statue of the Hindu deity Shiva and apparently stabbing a woman in a mock human sacrifice. The video ended with the man filming crying out and running away.[1]

The video went viral in August 2016 and fueled many conspiracy theories concerning CERN. CERN later stated in its FAQ that the video was "fiction" and the actions violated its professional guidelines.[2]

Reactions

A CERN spokesperson stated that the video was a hoax and that no one was actually harmed.[3] The enactment was performed without any official permission. CERN stated that it "doesn't tolerate this kind of spoof" and that it can "give rise to misunderstandings about the scientific nature of our work”.[4]

The video caused a lot of controversy and ignited conspiracy theories about CERN's activities. Given that the ritual was performed in front of a statue of a deity, many believed the ritual was satanic in nature. This further fueled theories that CERN's goal was to use their Large Hadron Collider to create a portal to hell, summon the antichrist, or resurrect the ancient gods.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Staff and agencies in Geneva (2016-08-18). "Fake human sacrifice filmed at Cern, with pranking scientists suspected". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  2. ↑ Mazza, Ed (2016-08-19). "Video Of 'Satanic Ritual' At World's Most Famous Physics Lab Is A Hoax". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  3. ↑ "CERN Scientists Under Investigation After Fake Human Sacrifice". Popular Mechanics. 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  4. ↑ "Video shows 'human sacrifice' taking place at home of the God Particle". The Independent. Retrieved 2018-07-29.
  5. ↑ LaCapria, Kim. "Fact Check Fauxtography Was a Human Sacrifice Captured at CERN?". Snopes.com. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
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