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Edward Snowden searched CIA networks for proof of aliens
Read full article: Edward Snowden searched CIA networks for proof of aliensJoshua Rubin via CNN(CNN) - PSA for all the Area 51 stormers, chemtrail believers and climate change deniers: Edward Snowden has searched the depths of the US intelligence networks and can report the conspiracy theories are not true. As a former employee of the CIA and contractor for the National Security Agency, Snowden had access to some of the nation's most closely held secrets. "I know, Joe, I know you want there to be aliens," Snowden joked to Rogan, the podcast's host. So why are people on the internet so keen to believe in conspiracy theories? "Everybody wants to believe in conspiracy theories because it helps life make sense," he said on the podcast.
There were fewer alien enthusiasts at Area 51 than expected
Read full article: There were fewer alien enthusiasts at Area 51 than expectedTwo million people had pledged to storm Area 51, the military air base in Nevada, on Friday to "see them aliens." Mary Ramirez, sporting an alien-themed T-shirt and alien sunglasses, said she thought storming Area 51 would be a bad idea. He didn't believe anyone would take him seriously when, on June 27, he created a Facebook page for an event entitled "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us." Two Dutch men were arrested about three miles deep into the Nevada National Security Site, which is near Area 51. They told authorities they just wanted to get a good look at Area 51.
Marketing teams winning Area 51 event
Read full article: Marketing teams winning Area 51 eventCNN Video(CNN) - The supposed raid of Area 51 is finally nearing after months of publicity. Matty Roberts started the Facebook group "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us" in June as a joke. Bud Light is hosting the Area 51 Celebration music festival at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center tonight. From the galaxy milkshake to the redacted-on-rye sandwich, Arby's has gone all-in on Area 51. This whole Area 51 craze may be a joke, but it indicates that the right brand with the right strategy can take advantage of nearly any situation.
Dutch YouTuber, friend arrested near Area 51
Read full article: Dutch YouTuber, friend arrested near Area 51(CNN) - Two Dutch friends said they just wanted a good look at the mysterious Area 51 before leaving the US, but they ended up in a Nevada jail, instead. Ties Granzier, 20, and Govert Charles Wilhelmus Jacob Sweep, 21, were arrested about three miles deep into the Nevada National Security Site, the Nye County Sheriff's Office said. The site is near Area 51, which has been the focus of conspiracy theories for decades alleging the US government keeps evidence about aliens and UFOs there. When arrested Sept. 10, both men told deputies they could read, write and speak English and had seen the 'No Trespassing' signs at the entrance of the site. "It was important to us that these men serve jail time and pay a substantial financial penalty," he said.
Nonprofit uses plan to storm Area 51 to encourage pet adoptions
Read full article: Nonprofit uses plan to storm Area 51 to encourage pet adoptionsMONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. - A local nonprofit is asking people to storm the Animal Care & Adoption Center and adopt pets instead of storming Area 51 later this month. For several weeks, people have taken to social media to organize a group to storm Area 51 later this month to see aliens they believe are being stored there. The nonprofit Montgomery County Friends of Animal Care and Control has posted Area 51-related pictures of the shelter pets on Facebook and has made a YouTube video. To watch the full YouTube video, click here. Copyright 2019 by WSLS 10 - All rights reserved.
Sheriff: Do not attempt to cross into Area 51 during music festival
Read full article: Sheriff: Do not attempt to cross into Area 51 during music festivalRACHEL, Nevada (CNN) - The Lincoln County Sheriff is warning people not to cross into the heavily guarded military installation known as Area 51 during any of the planned events later this month, KTNV reported. The 20-year-old from Bakersfield, Calif., sent the internet buzzing earlier this year when he created the event to Storm Area 51 to "see them aliens." The idea has evolved into a three day music festival dubbed "Alienstock" centered in tiny Rachel, Nevada which has a population of just over 50 people. The Nevada Test and Training Range, home to Area 51, has long been the focus of military speculation. "I think traffic is going to be bad all the way from [Interstate] 15 possibly all the way to Rachel," added Lee.
The Breakdown: What Will Happen if You Try to Storm Area 51
Read full article: The Breakdown: What Will Happen if You Try to Storm Area 51Thinking of storming Area 51? That's according to safety expert Steve Kardian, who visited The Breakdown to explain what might happen should you try to enter Area 51 in the pursuit of alien life. More than 2 million people have marked themselves as "attending" a Facebook event called "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop Us" on Sept. 20. Trying to access Area 51 from the sky won't work either. To see what could happen if you attempt to storm Area 51, watch the latest episode of The Breakdown above.
Alien Stock plans form after Storm Area 51 Facebook event goes viral
Read full article: Alien Stock plans form after Storm Area 51 Facebook event goes viralA souvenir shop beckons visitors near a junction that leads to Area 51 on July 19, 2014, at Amergosa Valley, Nevada. That is the name of the festival that is being planned as a result of a Facebook joke that went viral. Matty Roberts, who lives in Bakersfield, California, created an event page several weeks ago that called for people to join him in storming Area 51, a top secret facility in the middle of the desert in Nevada. The event page went viral and millions of people indicated that they would be willing to travel to the remote location. Despite naming the event "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us," Robert says he doesn't want anyone to get hurt.
Trend: Texting your 'number neighbor'
Read full article: Trend: Texting your 'number neighbor'It's your (number) neighbor! That's a "number neighbor." (:"Unfortunately for others, their number neighbor wasn't interested in pursuing any sort of relationship whatsoever. "Me waiting for my number neighbor to text me first," one writes. One person's screenshots claim that their number neighbor happened to be former President Barack Obama: "I think my number neighbor tops everyone else."
Note to those hoping to raid Area 51: There's not enough space
Read full article: Note to those hoping to raid Area 51: There's not enough spaceYes, people are seriously planning to go to Area 51 on September 20, and Rachel, Nevada, has no vacancy to prove it. RACHEL, Nev. - Yes, people are seriously planning to go to Area 51 on September 20, and Rachel, Nevada, has no vacancy to prove it. The small town was shocked when it realized people were coming, as satirically suggested by a Facebook page titled "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us." According to its website, the inn is "booked solid" for September 20, the day suggested for the raid. He encourages people to come "see the stars" or take in the terrain, but not to try and get into Area 51.
There's now a plan to storm Loch Ness
Read full article: There's now a plan to storm Loch Ness(CNN) - Inspired by the mock plan to storm Area 51, Scotland now has an event scheduled to definitively prove the existence of its own elusive creature: the Loch Ness monster. On Facebook, at least 21,000 people have RSVP'd to an event called "Storm Loch Ness, Nessie can't hide from us all." Though Loch Ness doesn't share the same top-secret allure that the potentially alien-stocked Area 51 holds, people have long believed something unknown lurks in the Loch. "There's really no need to 'storm' Loch Ness, given that it is open to the public 24/7, 365 days a year," Gemma McDonald, a spokeswoman for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, told CNN. "Our team knows the Loch incredibly well, but they would never be complacent about it and would say themselves that Loch Ness' real monster is cold water shock," McDonald said.
Area 51 plan inspires 'Storm Loch Ness' but authorities warn against that, too
Read full article: Area 51 plan inspires 'Storm Loch Ness' but authorities warn against that, tooNessie merchandise is on display in a shop in Drumnadrochit, Scotland (Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images). By now, youve likely heard of the not-so-elaborate plan to storm Area 51 in September. Related: Millions are planning to 'storm' Area 51 in September -- or so they sayPssst: Dont do it, authorities have said: Feds warn UFO enthusiasts against storming Area 51But have you heard that this now-viral plan has, in a way, spread overseas? Dont storm ANYWHERE youre not supposed to be in September. h/t Time magazine[ READ NEXT: This is the college student behind the Area 51 storm | This animal shelter wants you to storm it instead of Area 51 | How people are preparing to storm Area 51 ]Graham Media Group 2019
This Animal Shelter Wants You to Storm It Instead of Area 51
Read full article: This Animal Shelter Wants You to Storm It Instead of Area 51In light of the recent Facebook page inviting people to storm Area 51 in search of extraterrestrials, the Oklahoma City Animal Welfare shelter invited fur-loving friends to find a best friend. the shelter wrote on its Facebook page Friday. Last month, a college student launched a Facebook page he called Storm Area 51.Let's see them aliens, it says. About 1.5 million shelter animals are put down, and about 3.2 million are adopted. Puppy Reunites With Owner After Surviving 2 Weeks in Desert Following Car CrashSoldier Beams as He Reunites With Puppy Saved From Syrian Roadside
Forget Area 51. Oklahoma animal shelter wants you to raid it instead
Read full article: Forget Area 51. Oklahoma animal shelter wants you to raid it insteadNeilson Barnard/Getty Images for HSUSOKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma (CNN) - Before you storm Area 51, you might want to make a stop in Oklahoma. One animal shelter is inviting people to storm its Oklahoma City location and pick up some adorable tin-foil-hat-wearing critters to "protect you from the Area 51 aliens." the Oklahoma City Animal Shelter wrote on its Facebook page Friday. The shelter's post is referring to a Facebook event called "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us." The event description humorously calls for people to raid a US military site known as Area 51 in Nevada to "see them aliens" on September 20.
This Is the College Student Behind the Area 51 Storm
Read full article: This Is the College Student Behind the Area 51 StormA 20-year-old college student is behind the plan to storm Area 51, and he is now saying the idea was just a joke. Area 51 is the top-secret Air Force facility long associated in the public mind with extra-terrestrials and UFOs. Last month, Roberts launched a Facebook page he called Storm Area 51.Let's see them aliens, it says. The CIA first publicly acknowledged the existence of Area 51 in 2013 following a Freedom of Information Act request. RELATED STORIESNearly 1 Million People Join Facebook Event to Storm Area 51 to 'See Them Aliens'Was Los Angeles Invaded by Aliens?
Bud Light offers free beer to Area 51 aliens
Read full article: Bud Light offers free beer to Area 51 aliensAnd if one of those secrets happens to be living aliens, well, we have good news -- they'll be greeted with free cans of Bud Light. Anheuser-Busch, the maker of Bud Light, initially posted on Twitter, "We'd like to be the first brand to formally announce that we will not be sponsoring the Area 51 raid." Free Bud Light to any alien that makes it out." The company even went as far as to make a label for its Area 51 Special Edition Bud Light. This is the famous Area 51," it says at the top of the can.
Millions are planning to 'storm' Area 51 in September -- or so they say
Read full article: Millions are planning to 'storm' Area 51 in September -- or so they sayA souvenir shop beckons visitors near a junction that leads to Area 51 on July 19, 2014, at Amergosa Valley, Nevada. Related: Area 51: A travel guide for the person who signed up but isn't ready | Lil Nas X is ready for the Area 51 raid | No trespassing: 10 places you're not allowed to visitMore than 1.5 million people have marked themselves as going, and another 1.1 million have said they are interested. But the Air Force doesn't think the event is funny -- and is now warning people not to "storm" Area 51. "The U.S. Air Force is aware of the Facebook event encouraging people to 'Storm Area 51,'" an Air Force spokesperson told NPR. As most people know, Area 51 has been surrounded by conspiracy theories related to aliens and UFOs.
Area 51: A travel guide for the person who signed up but isn't ready
Read full article: Area 51: A travel guide for the person who signed up but isn't readyWhat is Area 51? Area 51 is a US Air Force training range in the Southern Nevada desert. There have been a handful of other people claiming they worked with, saw or heard something supernatural while working at Area 51. Washington went ahead and declassified documents revealing the purpose of Area 51 and, you guessed it, no aliens. Funny story: Area 51 doesn't actually have any fences around it.
Lil Nas X is ready for the Area 51 raid
Read full article: Lil Nas X is ready for the Area 51 raidLil Nas X performs onstage at the 2019 BET Awards on June 23, 2019, in Los Angeles. (CNN) - Looks like Lil Nas X is ready to answer the call to storm Area 51 with an Old Town Raid. But if the raid were to happen, we're sure it would look a lot like what Lil Nas X showed us. Keanu Reeves was in itIn the original raid Facebook page, the creators say: "If we Naruto run, we can move faster than their bullets." So Lil Nas X employed the best of the best to show us how it's done, with an animated Keanu Reeves taking off toward armed guards in the anime character's sprint.
Feds warn UFO enthusiasts against storming Area 51
Read full article: Feds warn UFO enthusiasts against storming Area 51(CNN) - They've got a plan to raid Area 51 and "see them aliens." "[Area 51] is an open training range for the U.S. Air Force, and we would discourage anyone from trying to come into the area where we train American armed forces," a spokeswoman told The Washington Post. "The U.S. Air Force always stands ready to protect America and its assets." CNN has reached out to the Air Force and is waiting to hear back. In short, it's thought that Area 51 holds all the government secrets about aliens -- though the CIA has published documents confirming its use as a test base.
Nearly 1 Million People Join Facebook Event to Storm Area 51 to 'See Them Aliens'
Read full article: Nearly 1 Million People Join Facebook Event to Storm Area 51 to 'See Them Aliens'Area 51 has always been notorious for its secrecy and security, but perhaps not for long. Nearly a million people on Facebook said they were either interested in or going to an event titled Storm Area 51, They Cant Stop Us All. The tongue-in-cheek event, which seems to be hosted by Twitch streamer SmyleeKun and a meme account, invites followers to join them on Sept. 20 at the Area 51 Alien Center to plan their entry. Some compared the event to D-Day, while others compared it to the Fyre Festival. Mysterious Fireball Lights Up Night SkyBlue Light Flashes Across New York City Skies but Aliens Are Not to Blame, Police Say
Thousands take Facebook pledge to storm Area 51
Read full article: Thousands take Facebook pledge to storm Area 51A souvenir shop that houses a brothel in an annex beckons visitors near a junction that leads to Area 51 on July 19, 2014 at Amergosa Valley, Nevada. Over 300,000 people have signed on to a Facebook event pledging to raid Area 51 in Nevada in a quest to "see them aliens." The event, titled "Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us," is inviting users from around the world to join a "Naruto run" -- a Japanese manga-inspired running style featuring arms outstretched backwards and heads forward -- into the area. What they're afterThe mysterious Area 51 has been the focus of conspiracy theories for decades, and many people think it's where the US government stores its secrets about aliens and UFOs. The area was officially acknowledged as a military site in 2013, but the theories live on.