Top 10 Creepiest Moments Caught in the Background of News Reports

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Sometimes the real story is happening behind the reporter. Welcome to WatchMojo.world, where we’re counting down the Top 10 creepiest things ever caught in the background of news reports, from mysterious figures to terrifying live moments that stunned viewers.  Which of these moments creeped you out the most? Share your thoughts in the comments!

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00:00You almost look like Deb, you don't want to even look at the doll.

00:02No, I don't.

00:02Are you a bit scared?

00:03I don't even want to touch it.

00:04Welcome to WatchMojo.

00:06Today we're counting down our picks for the most accidentally unsettling clips from real

00:10news reports, including sports games and interviews that take focus away from the main event.

00:19What is that?

00:21Number 10.

00:22The Teleporting Child

00:23To anyone worried that we may be living in the Matrix, this certainly won't help.

00:27Welcome to the real world.

00:31In this 2018 BBC clip, a woman discussing then-British Prime Minister Theresa May is briefly upstaged

00:37by an alarming anomaly.

00:39As she speaks, a kid appears to warp into view behind her, and then continues to walk down

00:43the street as normal.

00:45Viewers were understandably alarmed.

00:48Oh, deja vu.

00:53What did you just say?

00:54Twitter reactions were split between those who took the segment as proof of a glitch in

00:58the Matrix, and those who compared it to something that would happen in Harry Potter or Doctor

01:02Who.

01:03In truth, it's more likely that this glitch is only due to the BBC editing their interviews,

01:07but it's fun to speculate.

01:09Here we are then.

01:11Number 9.

01:11Strange Skylights

01:12It's not uncommon for local news stations to cut to an exterior camera before a commercial,

01:17but in 2018 this Milwaukee station found that doing so put a strange sight on viewer's

01:22screens, white lights seemed to fly erratically across a dark sky, prompting one newscaster

01:27to ask, are those fireworks?

01:28Are those fireworks?

01:31This theory was almost immediately debunked by their continued movement, causing the same

01:35newscaster to guess the lights may be extraterrestrial.

01:38Aliens?

01:39I don't know.

01:40What the heck is that?

01:42After some research, the station eventually came to the conclusion that the objects were

01:46actually seagulls, and the light tails following them could be explained by a lag in the camera's

01:50output.

01:52While this seems logical, it's hard to believe that the captured image could really just

01:54be birds in flight.

01:56It's getting weirder by the second.

01:57I know.

01:58It's like they're sticking around.

01:59We're gonna do some digging and figure out what that is.

02:03Number 8.

02:04UFO Football Fan

02:05London is integral to the history of association football, as the modern iteration of the game

02:11was initially codified there.

02:12So naturally, when a UFO decided to check out a match, England's capital city was its destination

02:17of choice.

02:18At the Women's League Cup in 2019, viewers spotted a light that appeared to rapidly descend

02:23on the field before pausing to hover over the game.

02:25It then disappeared as quickly as it arrived.

02:29So much for the little trading cruise.

02:3165 years earlier, Italy had its own close encounter with the unexplained when several UFOs described

02:37to look like Cuban cigars were seen above a Florence football stadium.

02:41In that instance, the sight was so distracting to fans that it brought the ongoing game to

02:45a halt.

02:46Oh my god.

02:52I promise, that's not what I wished for.

02:54Number 7.

02:55Paranormal Newspapers

02:56Though ghosts are typically associated with the night, some are early risers, like this

03:00apparent phantom on Albania's Morning Club show.

03:03In the clip, host Blendy Silage interviews a guest as normal before being startled by the

03:08sudden movement of a newspaper.

03:09We asked that.

03:11Wow.

03:11While it may initially appear that the paper was hit by a gust of wind, closer inspection

03:16reveals that only one of three papers on Silage's desk moved, and it was the one on the bottom

03:20of the stack.

03:21It's almost as if someone, or some thing, snatched it off the table.

03:25Wow.

03:29Following the anomaly, Silage is understandably shaken.

03:32It's clear he's asking the same question as everyone at home.

03:35What just happened?

03:36Number 6.

03:37The Cemetery Ghost

03:38I'm really going to have to get to know you guys.

03:40You know, we've got to get closer.

03:41Move in with you for a while.

03:42Get to be real pals.

03:44You know what I'm saying?

03:45Logically, if ghosts were wandering the earth, a cemetery would be the most natural place

03:49to find them.

03:49And yet, that doesn't make this clip from the Green Ridge Cemetery in New York any less

03:53surprising.

03:54While reporting on a cemetery tour, newscaster Sam Hessler was seemingly visited by one of

03:59its residents.

03:59As you can see behind me here, we have a few gravestones, but what you can't see because

04:04it's dark out.

04:04As she gestured to her left, a smoky figure passed behind a gravestone on the opposite side

04:09of the screen.

04:09If one assumes the ghost is from Green Ridge, Saratoga County residents may have even been

04:15unknowingly treated to a modern glimpse of a historical figure from years past.

04:19The famed cemetery is known for being the final resting place of a number of authors,

04:23actors, and athletes of the 1800s and early 1900s.

04:26New Yorkers lousy with ghosts.

04:28I mean, they're everywhere.

04:30And they're a noisy, pushy, demanding bunch, same as when they were alive.

04:34Number 5.

04:35Disappearing Before Departure

04:36I knew the risk when I took this job, Lieutenant.

04:39How will you get him back, Amy?

04:42He does that.

04:43Many probably wish they could pull off a vanishing act in the hectic whirlwind of an airport,

04:48but this woman actually succeeded.

04:50Or so it appears.

04:51In an airport-set news broadcast, a man is being interviewed when two women pass behind

04:55him.

04:56The two, a blonde and brunette, appear to exchange words before the blonde disappears without

05:00a trace.

05:01As the walking woman moved ahead of the standing one, the latter appears to disappear without

05:05a trace.

05:06The easiest explanation here is that she moved to walk beside the brunette woman she was talking

05:10to.

05:11But that doesn't account for the unbelievable amount of precision it would have taken to

05:14not be seen at all.

05:15Even when slowing the clip considerably, there isn't a single strand of hair that peeks

05:20from behind the other woman.

05:21Number 4.

05:22Tsunami UFO

05:23In 2011, an earthquake rocked Japan, resulting in a devastating tsunami that led to thousands

05:29of deaths and injuries.

05:30The natural disaster was covered by outlets across the nation, including NHK World Japan.

05:35For those of you that have just tuned in to NHK World, you're seeing live coverage from

05:43our helicopters of a tsunami engulfing.

05:47It was in footage broadcast by this station that YouTuber Etcetera Etcetera discovered a

05:53chilling anomaly.

05:54Above the wreckage, a thin line of white smoke appeared to fly in a straight line.

05:58Well, we call it smoke, but it doesn't seem to move like any smoke we've ever seen.

06:01The mist-like UFO is far from the first unidentified object seen flying above the island country.

06:07Following the nuclear attacks carried out on Japan, residents have noted an uptick in

06:11sightings of aircraft that could be from beyond the stars.

06:14Kimushita-san, when did you shoot a UFO?

06:16Kimushita-san, when did you shoot a UFO?

06:23Number 3.

06:24Rocking Doll

06:25Do you seriously think this doll is possessed, do you?

06:28Kimushita-san, I wouldn't necessarily say possessed.

06:31In an episode of This Morning from 2017, the hosts seem skeptical about their guests'

06:36claim that they owned a haunted doll, at least at first.

06:39The ghostly guest took on the appearance of a vintage doll,

06:42which its owner claimed attacked her husband.

06:44The day before our friends came is the day he woke up with scratches on him.

06:48Right, so tell I'm intrigued by these scratches.

06:50As the woman speaks about the occurrence,

06:52she seems too nervous to look the doll in the eye

06:54and says she doesn't even want to touch it.

06:56The show treats the story as a light-hearted human interest,

06:58but its hosts are briefly spooked as the doll's chair begins to rock on its own.

07:02Look at that chair, it's beginning to rock.

07:04Look at that.

07:05Who's doing that? Stop it. Who's doing that?

07:07Although both claim not to believe in the haunting after the interview ends,

07:11Eamon does pull back his co-host Ruth when she reaches to touch the doll.

07:15Well, I don't believe in things being haunted like that.

07:17Okay, well, will you then lift up the doll and nurse it on your knee?

07:20Don't do it, I'm telling you to.

07:21Number 2. A Ghostly Fan

07:23Where do you normally play?

07:25In the park.

07:28I mean, what position?

07:29When attending a live sporting event, no one wants to miss the action.

07:32But sometimes, you have to step away.

07:34Whether nature's calling, or you're just in the mood for a snack,

07:37every minute spent away is a minute spent praying that nothing significant happens in the game.

07:42According to this footage of a Bolivian football match,

07:44it appears ghosts share the same sentiment.

07:47During a wide shot of the stadium,

07:48a shadowy figure could be seen running at an alarming pace across the stadium seats.

07:53Now, we admit that this footage isn't exactly HD,

07:59but it should still be clear that this figure's movement defies logic.

08:03It passes through people and dividers with ease before disappearing again into the crowd.

08:07This was never about her, this is about you.

08:11You have to stop living in the past.

08:14Now, is that fast enough for you?

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08:33Number 1. A Parched Poltergeist

08:37The duality of man is on full display in this spooky segment from Honduras' morning show,

08:47Primera Edición, also known as First Edition.

08:50In a December episode, hosts Pablo Zapata and Carlos Molina

08:54were answering viewer questions when Carlos' glass slid across the table.

08:58Carlos himself is visibly shaken,

09:00questioning how such a thing could happen on a flat surface.

09:03While his co-host, Pablo, appears amused by the inexplicable event.

09:07While it's possible the glass's movement could be explained by condensation,

09:10Carlos later revealed that he felt a chill as it happened

09:13and felt traumatized by the whole event.

09:16I don't remember seeing any legs,

09:18but it definitely had arms because it reached out for me.

09:21Arms? I can't wait to get a look at this thing.

09:23Have you ever seen something you didn't expect to happen

09:25in the background of a news broadcast?

09:27Let us know in the comments.

09:28He's the Las Vegas man who claims he can summon UFOs on command.

09:33Pretty wild.

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