{"id":12366,"date":"2026-02-16T14:12:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T14:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12366"},"modified":"2026-02-16T14:12:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T14:12:57","slug":"no-evidence-of-human-contact-with-aliens-obama-clarifies-podcast-remarks-science-and-technology-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12366","title":{"rendered":"\u2018No evidence\u2019 of human contact with aliens: Obama clarifies podcast remarks | Science and Technology News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Obama walked back comments made on a podcast in which he appeared to claim that aliens are real.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-listen-container__duration\">3 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><svg class=\"icon icon--info icon--main-grey-dark icon--16 listen-to-article-tooltip__icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><title>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_3352-1683110393.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 16 Feb 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">16 Feb 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Former United States President Barack Obama has clarified remarks related to the existence of extraterrestrial life made on a podcast, after appearing to claim that he knew aliens are real.<\/p>\n<p>During a rapid-fire question-and-answer segment as a guest on left-wing political commentator Brian Tyler Cohen\u2019s programme, which was released on Saturday, the podcaster asked Obama whether he believes extraterrestrials are real.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re real, but I haven\u2019t seen them,\u201d the 44th president of the US responded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re not being kept at Area 51. There\u2019s no underground facility unless there\u2019s this enormous conspiracy and they hid it from the president of the United States,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Obama\u2019s apparent admission of the existence of aliens was picked up by media outlets globally, and it added fodder to the long-running conspiracy theory claiming that the US government is hiding them at Area 51, a highly classified air force site in Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday evening, Obama said in a post on Instagram that the viral clip did not capture his actual assessment of whether aliens exist, due to the speed of the questions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStatistically, the universe is so vast that the odds are good there\u2019s life out there,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the distances between solar systems are so great that the chances we\u2019ve been visited by aliens is low, and I saw no evidence during my presidency that extraterrestrials have made contact with us. Really!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the podcast episode, Cohen\u2019s next question for the former US leader was: \u201cWhat was the first question you wanted answered when you became president?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Obama responded with a chuckle: \u201cWhere are the aliens? Where are the aliens?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, there was an attempt to \u201cstorm\u201d Area 51, with 1.5 million people signing up to ambush the once-secret facility. But ultimately, only about 150 social media influencers arrived at the site, and the events that day ended with a few arrests before turning into a music festival.<\/p>\n<p>In 2013, declassified documents indicated that the site was used for aerial testing of US government projects, including the U-2 and Oxcart aerial surveillance programmes.<\/p>\n<p>While on Cohen\u2019s podcast, Obama also discussed US President Donald Trump\u2019s recent social media post, which depicted him and his wife Michelle as monkeys, Puerto Rican reggaeton artist Bad Bunny\u2019s Super Bowl half-time performance, against which Trump supporters protested, as well as the 2028 election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obama walked back comments made on a podcast in which he appeared to claim that aliens are real. 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