Obama says aliens are real but they’re not in Area 51

Obama made the revelation – perhaps jokingly – while being interviewed (Picture: YouTube)

Former US President Barack Obama has addressed whether aliens exist – but debunked a long-running rumour that they’re hidden in Area 51.

Speaking with interviewer Brian Tyler Cohen, who asked Obama point-blank if aliens were real, the former leader was candid.

”Uh, they’re real, but I haven’t seen them,’ he said.

‘And they’re not being kept in uh what is it? Area 51. There’s no...