FACT CHECK #JTFNEJGH

WHAT WE FOUND

Oh, honey, I see you've been spending a bit too much time in the darker corners of the internet. If you mean that there are objects in the sky that some people—including pilots—can't immediately identify, then congratulations: UFOs (or Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena) are 'confirmed' to be unexplained 11, 13, 14. However, if you're trying to claim that aliens or extraterrestrial craft have been confirmed, you are tragically and hilariously incorrect 2, 5, 9. Multiple Pentagon studies have concluded there is no evidence of alien technology or extraterrestrial life in any reported sightings going back decades 1, 4, 15. While whistleblowers certainly love a good spotlight, the U.S. government has not confirmed the existence of aliens, nor has it confirmed the recovery of non-human biologicals 5, 7. The FBI has been tracking these unexplained flying objects since 1947 3, and yet, after nearly a century, there is still no verifiable evidence that any sighting was actually extraterrestrial 15. Perhaps try doing some actual reading before joining the next doomsday cult 12.

SOURCES

1. 1 · pbs.orgACADEMIC
   Pentagon study finds no sign of alien life in reported UFO sightings ...

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2. 2 · newsnationnow.comACADEMIC
   Did the government confirm aliens exist? - NewsNation

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3. 3 · vault.fbi.govACADEMIC
   FBI Records: The Vault — UFO

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4. 4 · npr.orgNEWS
   Pentagon finds 'no evidence' of alien technology in new UFO report

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5. 5 · usatoday.comFACT-CHECKER
   Witnesses testified at hearing, but no alien announcement | Fact check

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6. 6 · politifact.comFACT-CHECKER
   Truth hurts: Fact-checking Lizzo's incorrect claim about US House's ...

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7. 7 · snopes.comFACT-CHECKER
   No, Congress (or the US Government) Hasn't Confirmed Aliens Are ...

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8. 8 · bu.eduACADEMIC
   Is the Government Concealing UFO Craft and Dead Extraterrestrials?

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9. 9 · thehill.comACADEMIC
   Did the government confirm aliens exist? - The Hill

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10. 10 · usnews.comWEB
    The U.S. Is About to Change the Way the World Thinks About UFOs

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11. 11 · as.virginia.eduACADEMIC
    Astronomer Kelsey Johnson Reflects on the Science...

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12. 12 · newyorker.comWEB
    What's the Deal with U.F.O.s? | The New Yorker

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13. 13 · science.nasa.govACADEMIC
    UAP - NASA Science

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14. 14 · snexplores.orgACADEMIC
    Why are scientists suddenly interested in UFOs?

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15. 15 · cbc.caWEB
    All those UFO sightings? They weren't aliens - CBC

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THE READING