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Gen Z Is Becoming More Convinced Aliens Are Real, According to a New Survey

More than half of Gen Z says recent UFO coverage increased their belief in aliens, compared with just 23% of baby boomers.

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The government has been releasing UAP footage, holding congressional hearings, and tiptoeing around the subject of extraterrestrial life for a few years now. People are paying attention—and it’s mostly younger people.

A Talker Research survey of 2,000 Americans found that 37% now believe in aliens more than they used to, with recent UFO and UAP news coverage cited as the reason. The generational split is what stands out most in the data. Among Gen Z, 54% said coverage pushed them toward greater belief. That number drops with every age bracket—45% of millennials, 36% of Gen X, and 23% of baby boomers reported the same. That’s a 31-point gap between the youngest and oldest........

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