VERDICT: FALSE The TikTok claim — that 7-to-22-foot-tall aliens are "living amongst us" and secretly "in control of Earth" — is not supported by any authoritative primary source. It is a mashup of a speculative philosophical hypothesis (the "cryptoterrestrial hypothesis") and religious/mythological lore (fallen angels / Nephilim giants), none of which constitutes evidence. **Claim-linked findings:** 1. **No evidence of extraterrestrial life or aliens controlling Earth.** NASA's official UAP FAQ states: "NASA has not found any credible evidence of extraterrestrial life and there is no evidence that UAPs are extraterrestrial." It also answers the question "Are there any data supporting the idea that UAP are evidence of alien technologies?" with a direct "**No.**" NASA's 2023 UAP Independent Study Team report likewise found no evidence that UAPs are extraterrestrial, and the agency's news release notes the limited data "currently make it impossible to draw firm scientific conclusions about their nature." There is no government or scientific finding that aliens live among us or control Earth. - https://science.nasa.gov/uap/faqs/ - https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/update-nasa-shares-uap-independent-study-report-names-director/ 2. **The "living among us" idea is a speculative hypothesis, not a fact.** The claim's "hidden in plain sight / walking among us" framing traces to the peer-reviewed paper "The Cryptoterrestrial Hypothesis" by Lomas, Case, and Masters (Harvard University / Montana Tech), published in *Philosophy and Cosmology* (2024). The paper itself frames this as a minority, speculative hypothesis that "is likely to be regarded sceptically by most scientists" and argues only that it "should not be summarily dismissed" in a spirit of "epistemic humility and openness." It presents no empirical evidence that such beings exist — it is a philosophical argument for keeping an open mind, not a demonstration that aliens are here. The "7 to 22 feet tall" and "fallen angel" specifics appear in no scientific or government source; they derive from religious/mythological claims (e.g., the Nephilim) with no evidentiary basis. - https://ispcjournal.org/33-3/ - https://ispcjournal.org/2024-33/ **Bottom line:** The claim is false. The U.S. government (NASA) explicitly states there is no credible evidence of extraterrestrial life and no evidence UAPs are extraterrestrial, and the "walking among us" notion is a speculative hypothesis whose own authors acknowledge it is likely to be viewed skeptically by scientists — not an established fact about 7-to-22-foot beings controlling Earth.