Fans claim Michael Jackson is still alive after seeing him in daughter Paris Jackson's picture

A selfie posted by Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris Jackson, on her Instagram feed has created quite a wave on the Internet. Fans believe that Michael is still alive, claiming that they can see him in the background in the picture posted.

The picture, which was posted in March, shows Paris sitting in the front of a car wearing a straw hat while a shadowy figure appears in the back seat. There have been a number of claims on the picture, some saying that it is a pile of clothes, others claiming it to be the car’s headrest. A few people also believe that the image could have been retouched.

Many conspiracy theorists said they could see Michael’s fedora in the background of the picture. The fans have taken to social media to express their excitement to the news of Michael still being alive.

A fan commented, “Is that Michael in the back of the car?”

“Michael I knew it, please come back the world needs you more than ever,” wrote another.

One fan has even generated a YouTube video to highlight exactly where in the photo they claim to have seen the musician.

The rumours surrounding the photo seem to have intensified after Prince Jackson, Michael’s 19-year-old son, wrote a poem in honour of his late father. Its lines read, “To many he is a king/To a man/All he inspires/To lead a noble cause/Everyone is family, not a fan even while receiving thunderous applause.”

The King of Pop died in 2009 at the age of 50. The cause of his death was said to be acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication.