Obama Says No Evidence Aliens Have Contacted Earth
February 16, 2026
3:44 pm
Former U.S. President Barack Obama addressed questions about extraterrestrial life and a controversial social media post involving himself and his wife, Michelle Obama, in an Instagram statement, clarifying remarks he made during a podcast interview.
The post followed a viral segment from a podcast hosted by Brian Tyler Cohen, in which Obama participated in a rapid-fire question round.
When asked, “Are aliens real?” the former president replied: “They’re real, but I haven’t seen them, and they’re not being kept in Area 51.
There’s no underground facility. Unless, there’s this enormous conspiracy, and they hid it from the president of the …
