No evidence aliens have made contact, says Obama after podcast comments cause frenzy

Former US president clarifies they're real' answer that he gave during quick-fire interview round

Hours after Barack Obama caused a frenzy by saying aliens were real on a podcast, the former US president has posted a statement clarifying that he has not seen any evidence of them and that he was merely trying to stick with the spirit" of an interviewer's rapid round of questioning.

In a conversation with the American podcast host Brian Tyler Cohen over the weekend, Obama appeared to confirm the apparent existence of aliens during a segment in which the host asks guests quick questions and the guests respond with quick answers.