Filmmaker Confirms ‘Flying Like A Bird’ Video Is A Hoax

Well folks, the truth is out—”Jarno Smeets” (whose real name is Floris Kaayk), the man that went viral for flying like a bird with a pair of custom-built wings, has admitted that the video is a hoax.

Floris Kaayk is actually a filmmaker and animator and he created his Human Birdwings project as “online storytelling.”  The project is not, as many believed, a viral ad for GoPro or Nintendo Wii.