Liberal influencer Brian Tyler Cohen interviewed Obama for a video that was published Feb. 14, touching on a variety of topics, from racism to ICE raids. But it was a lightning round at the end that got the most attention, with Cohen asking, “Are aliens real?”

Area 51 is a U.S. Air Force Base in Nevada, and has long been the subject of conspiracy theories stemming from the belief that the U.S. government keeps evidence of alien contact on site, including spacecraft and specimens.