FACT CHECK #A5PEOHEV

WHAT WE FOUND

Oh, sweet summer child, congratulations on being the most gullible inhabitant of this particular planet. If by proof you mean hints, potential signs, and unsubstantiated claims from people who probably still believe in the tooth fairy, then you’re doing great 358. Let’s look at the actual reality: NASA has explicitly stated that extraterrestrial life has never been discovered 1, and the Pentagon spent nearly a century looking at UFO reports only to find no evidence of aliens or extraterrestrial activity 211. While you were likely busy sharing TikToks of a 'doorway' on Mars that was literally just a naturally-occurring rock crevice 6, scientists were looking at exoplanet K2-18b and finding only hints of an inhabited world—which were immediately met with skepticism from the actual scientific community 3514. Even the much-hyped whistleblower 'biologics' are just unverified allegations that the government has repeatedly denied 8910. Despite what your favorite conspiratorial uncle says, most experts believe aliens probably exist out there, but we haven’t actually received a single visitor or found a shred of tangible evidence yet 15. Maybe stop mistaking 'strongest evidence so far' for actual confirmation; one is a scientific lead, and the other is your overactive imagination 1214.

SOURCES

1. 1 · nasa.govACADEMIC
   Do Aliens Exist? We Asked a NASA Scientist: Episode 5

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2. 2 · pbs.orgACADEMIC
   Pentagon study finds no sign of alien life in reported UFO sightings ...

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3. 3 · reuters.comACADEMIC
   Scientists find strongest evidence yet of life on an alien planet

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4. 4 · planetary.orgWEB
   Are aliens real? | The Planetary Society

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5. 5 · livescience.comACADEMIC
   Did the James Webb telescope really find evidence of alien life ...

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6. 6 · politifact.comFACT-CHECKER
   Mars 'doorway' photo shows a naturally-occurring crevice ... - PolitiFact

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7. 7 · snopes.comFACT-CHECKER
   Aliens Articles | Snopes.com

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8. 8 · smithsonianmag.comACADEMIC
   Whistleblower Alleges U.S. Government Is Covering Up Alien Life at ...

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9. 9 · newsnationnow.comACADEMIC
   Did the government confirm aliens exist? - NewsNation

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10. 10 · npr.orgNEWS
    U.S. recovered non-human 'biologics' from UFO crash sites ... - NPR

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11. 11 · nbcwashington.comACADEMIC
    New Pentagon study claims no sign of alien life - NBC4 Washington

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12. 12 · theguardian.comACADEMIC
    Scientists hail 'strongest evidence' so far for life beyond our solar ...

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13. 13 · science.nasa.govACADEMIC
    Can We Find Life? - NASA Science

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14. 14 · news.vt.eduACADEMIC
    Astronomers claim strong evidence of alien life, but experts urge ...

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15. 15 · sciencefocus.comACADEMIC
    Most experts now believe aliens exist. Here's what convinced them

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