Scientists call fraud on supposed extraterrestrials presented to Mexican Congress
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Scientists call fraud on supposed extraterrestrials presented to Mexican Congress - Lemmy.world
Supposed aliens landed in Mexico’s Congress but there were no saucer-shaped UFOs
hovering over the historic building or bright green invaders like those seen in
Hollywood films. The specter of little green men visited Mexico City as
lawmakers heard testimony Tuesday from individuals suggesting the possibility
that extraterrestrials might exist. The researchers hailed from Mexico, the
United States, Japan and Brazil. The session, unprecedented in the Mexican
Congress, took place two months after a similar one before the U.S. Congress in
which a former U.S. Air Force intelligence officer claimed his country has
probably been aware of “non-human” activity since the 1930s.
It’s so pathetic that all these UFO stories are being taken seriously by world governments. What’s next? Will they turn down the lights in the capital and tell ghost stories?
Only legislators seem to be taking this seriously not governments. I think it ties in to the rise of misinformation and conspiracy theories. Its being used as an approach to gain political favour amoung the populist right.
The Oversight Committee inquiry was bipartisan and only the Democrat mentioned aliens at all in his opening statement. Christie refused to even deign to speak about UFOs at the GOP debate. The Mexican congress is controlled by Morena. I don’t think this is being driven by the right at all.
Yes and no, Morena is closer to the right than to the left, they just claim to lean left to please their clut… They are also anti-vaxx and anti-science.