YouTube star Nicholas Perry (Nikocado Avocado), known for his mukbang videos, shocked his millions of followers with his recent drastic weight loss. 

   Detailed in his video posted on Sept. 6, titled “Two Steps Ahead,” Perry explained his two-year weight loss journey, while he posted pre-recorded videos from years ago. 

   “This has been the greatest social experiment of my entire life. It’s alluring, it’s compelling, it’s gripping, to observe all these unwell, disoriented beings roam the internet in search of stories,” Perry said in his video.

   Perry explained that he has lost 250 pounds, after being his heaviest of 411 pounds. 

   The YouTube phenomenon used the analogy of ants on an ant farm to describe how he felt controlling the internet (the ants) and what they see of Perry. 

   After Perry posted the video, rumors and conspiracy theories have flooded online platforms that question the reliability of the video. Is this recent video AI? Did Perry pre-record himself at his smaller weight, and are his “mukbangs” him at his present weight? 

   No one truly knows anything separate from Nikocado Avocado’s YouTube announcement, and theories have the internet restless.