"The feds show up if you post those lights on TikTok" — TikToker Satori Jayne claims FBI is asking people to delete videos of alleged drones

New theories are constantly emerging about the mass-reported sightings of drones over several US states, including New Jersey and New York. Several residents have allegedly spotted an uptick in drone sightings in the neighborhoods since mid-November, causing unrest among citizens as several conspiracy theories circulated on social media about the UAV's origins and purpose.

Recently, a TikTok user, Satori Jayne, claimed that the FBI was asking people to take down videos of UAVs they posted on social media. She claimed that "the Feds" showed up at her boyfriend's co-worker's house and asked him to delete the videos of drone sightings he posted on the social media platform.

“So apparently, the feds show up if you post those lights on TikTok. Last week, I posted a video about those 12 lights that I saw fall out of the sky on my way home. Not at the same time, they fell individually. Well, my boyfriend's coworker also saw them, and he caught them on film, and he posted them on TikTok. And apparently, they showed up to his door, and he was asked to delete the video," Jayne said in the video.

The US government has yet to respond to these claims at the time of this article.

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Government officials deny the US military is behind the drones

Several government bodies, including the White House and Pentagon, have denied the US military's affiliations with the increased drone sightings. In a statement on December 18, President Joe Biden sought to reassure US citizens about the drones, aka Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), adding there was no "sense of danger" surrounding the situation.

The DHS, FBI, DoD, and FAA also released a joint statement on December 17 addressing the drone sightings. They claimed the sightings were a mix of "lawful commercial drones, hobbyist drones, and law enforcement drones" and "manned fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and stars mistakenly reported as drones."

The statement, released via the Department of Defence's website, added that the UAVs were not "anomalous" and did not pose any threat to national security or civilians. However, the agencies said they understood people's concerns.

"That said, we recognize the concern among many communities. We continue to support state and local authorities with advanced detection technology and support of law enforcement. We urge Congress to enact counter-UAS legislation when it reconvenes that would extend and expand existing counter-drone authorities to identify and mitigate any threat that may emerge."

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Conspiracy theories surrounding the drones

The lack of concrete information surrounding the drone sightings in New Jersey, New York, and other US states has sparked a frenzy of conspiracy theories online, ranging from UFOs to foreign threats. One such theory is "Project Blue Beam," which hinged on the idea that government officials are using UAVs to fake an alien invasion to bring about a new world order.

Another theory gained popularity after far-right politician Marjorie Taylor Greene discussed it on X. She claimed that UAVs were releasing chemicals into the sky. However, this was debunked after the spray of "chemicals" was found to be an airplane contrail, which is generally a product of engine exhausts.

Several people also claimed the drones were sent by foreign countries. Jeff Van Drew, a US Congressman, claimed the UAVs were sent by an "Iranian mothership." Sabrina Singh, Pentagon's deputy press secretary, debunked this, adding that the UAVs were not coming from a "foreign entity or adversary."

According to Forbes, another theory that gained steam due to Bethenny Frankel was that the UAVs belonged to the US, and the government was using them to find "something dangerous” like radiation.

“I know this guy whose father worked with the Pentagon and NASA and secret projects, and he has been messaging me that he will never forgive himself if he does not tell people that he knows... that these drones are ours, and that they could very possibly be sniffing out something very dangerous. And the areas that coincide with where these drones have been seen have spiked in radiation,” she said in a recent social media post.

The reality TV actress propagated this theory on TikTok and Instagram; however, this theory has no evidence to support it.

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Following the increased drone sightings, both New Jersey and New York have implemented a month-long ban on UAVs in their respective states. The investigation into the machines and their origin is ongoing at the time of this article.