Michael Jackson fans swear he is still alive after spotting him ‘lurking in daughter Paris Jackson’s selfie’

Paris Jackson, 18, shared a snap on Instagram which has sparked theories that her dad — who died in 2009 — is alive and well.

Fans have claimed the shadowy figure in the back of the car is Michael and an online video now attempts to prove he is alive, The Sun reports.

The two minute-long video has been viewed more than 350,000 times and starts with an animated graphic featuring clips of Jackson as the word “Believe” fades into view.

It shows screenshots of the selfie and ends with a close up of the photo which appears to bring the Thriller singer’s face into focus.

In the caption to the photo, posted on May 4, 2016 and taken in Joshua Tree, California, Paris writes: “If you give a little love, you can get a little love of your own.”

Fan freakout

Comments on Paris’ post suggest fans believe it to be Michael in the back of the car.

One wrote: “Omg is that michael in the back????”

Another wrote: “Michael in the back?”

Some have pointed out the figure could simply be the car’s headrest — or that the image has been superimposed.

The selfie comes after a video emerged earlier this year claiming to show new images of Jackson taken in a crowd during 2016.

The video — called “Michael Jackson appears after seven years (2016) with proof” — claims that the superstar could be hiding out in Canada or Africa.

Michael died in 2009 from a heart attack brought on by prescription drugs prescribed to him by Dr Conrad Murray. The doctor was later found guilty of involuntary manslaughter at a 2011 trial relating to the death of the music icon.

This story originally appeared in The Sun.