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X-FILES

Pentagon Drops New UFO Files That Critics Call a Distraction

The files include reports on warp drives, wormholes, and invisibility cloaking.

Evgenia Anastasakos

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media after disembarking Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., August 11, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
NOT INTERESTED

Trump’s UFO Obsession Takes a Humiliating Turn

The White House’s pick to lead an outside science council predicted what aliens would think about the president—if anything.

William Vaillancourt

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks
DT PHONE HOME

Eerie Videos Released in New Trump UFO Files Dump

Another round of never-before-seen files from the Pentagon has been released.

Leigh Kimmins

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures
U.F.OH DEAR

Trump White House’s ‘Surprise’ Meme Immediately Backfires

The MAGA meme machine is a huge dud.

Harry Thompson

U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado expounds on fallen demon outer space aliens.
BLAST OFF

Lauren Boebert Makes Bizarre Biblical Claim About Aliens

The Republican firebrand has some interesting thoughts about the UFO files.

Mary Papenfuss

Joe Rogan
WHY NOW

Joe Rogan Calls Out Trump’s Convenient UFO Timing

The podcaster couldn’t help but view Trump’s focus-pulling file dump “cynically.”

Owen Mason-Hill

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Illo illustration of Donald Trump wearing alien sunglasses with red herrings swimming around him on top of aliens, planets, and general outer space background
👽 ALIENATED

Embattled Trump Tries New Distraction With UFO Files Dump

The DoD began dumping declassified files “related to alien and extraterrestrial life.”

Sarah Ewall-Wice

Images from the moon during the Apollo missions.
TRUTH IS OUT THERE

Eerie Apollo Mission Moment Revealed in UFO Files

Trump’s UFO files have just dropped.

Ewan Palmer

Tim Burchett and an alien. illo illustration
OUT OF THIS WORLD

MAGA Rep, 61, Makes NSFW Statement While Talking About UFOs

The congressman made the tongue-in-cheek comment while discussing information he has allegedly received about extraterrestrial life.

Vic Verbalaitis

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Turning Point USA event at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona.
ALIEN NATION

Trump, 79, Teases UFO Secrets in Rambling Speech

The president’s latest speech ricocheted from UFO promises to Iran confusion and back again.

Olivia Ralph

U.S. President Donald Trump wears a 'Trump Was Right About Everything!' hat, as he makes an announcement on the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 22, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
ALIEN CONCEPT

White House Gearing Up to Drop Next Epstein Distraction

The countdown to President Donald Trump’s alien disclosure appears to be underway.

Erkki Forster

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