"I was trying to stick with the spirit of the speed round, but since it's gotten attention let me clarify. Statistically, the universe is so vast that the odds are good there's life out there, he said. But the distances between solar systems are so great that the chances we've been visited by aliens is low, and I saw no evidence during my presidency that extraterrestrials have made contact with us. Really!"
"The comment was picked up by media outlets around the world, with headlines such as Former US president Barack Obama says aliens are real and They're real': Obama's shock alien claims. Time Magazine covered the drama, reporting: Obama says aliens are real, but they aren't at Area 51. However, following the media frenzy, Obama released a statement on Instagram on Sunday evening."
"There is a long-running conspiracy theory claiming that the US government is hiding extraterrestrials at Area 51, a highly classified air force site in Nevada. In 2019, after 1.5 million people signed up to storm the site, approximately 150 social media influencers gathered around the airstrip but the event ended anticlimactically, with only a few arrests, and ultimately turned into a music festival."
During a podcast speed round, Barack Obama answered 'They're real but I haven't seen them' when asked if aliens are real. Media outlets highlighted the comment with headlines about Obama confirming alien existence. Obama posted an Instagram clarification stating that, statistically, the vast universe makes life likely but interstellar distances make visitation unlikely, and he saw no evidence of extraterrestrial contact during his presidency. He denied that aliens are being kept at Area 51 unless there were an enormous conspiracy. A long-running conspiracy claims the US hides extraterrestrials at the Nevada air force site, and a 2019 attempted 'storm' drew influencers but yielded few arrests.
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