"I can confirm to you all here today that there are no aliens in Miami or Bayside Marketplace, at the moment."

When dozens of Miami police officers descended on Bayside Marketplace on New Year’s Day, immediate answers on what triggered the massive response were elusive.

In the days since, authorities have told the public what occurred.

But in that temporary information vacuum, social media and conspiracy theorists have shared their ideas of what happened: A mass shooting. A possible riot. An alien invasion?

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