Avi Loeb Dismisses Clickbait Claims of Imminent Alien Arrival
Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb has publicly refuted online claims that he predicted aliens would reveal themselves within 16 days. In an interview, Loeb described the false attribution as an attempt to generate 'clickbait.' He emphasized that he never made such a prediction, and no authenticated statement from him supports the viral countdown. The disputed prediction circulated primarily on social media accounts associated with pop culture and sports, with the original author remaining unestablished. Loeb expressed concern that 'some people may believe it,' highlighting the danger of readers accepting statements merely because they are attributed to a scientist. While Loeb's work often explores the possibility of extraterrestrial life, he differentiates between scientific investigation and unfounded speculation.
