This market resolves YES if a sitting U.S. President makes an official public statement acknowledging the existence of extraterrestrial life, either microbial or intelligent, during a press conference, State of the Union address, or official government announcement by May 16, 2026.
Resolution Criteria: The statement must:
Come from the sitting U.S. President
Be made in an official capacity (press conference, speech, official statement)
Explicitly acknowledge existence of extraterrestrial life
Be publicly recorded and reported by major news outlets
Speculative or joking statements do not count; the statement must be presented as factual policy or acknowledgment.
Sources for verification:
White House official transcripts: https://www.whitehouse.gov/
Major news outlets (AP, Reuters, BBC, etc.)
C-SPAN recordings of official events
Note: Recent documentary 'The Age of Disclosure' and congressional pressure suggest this is a possibility, though still unlikely in this timeframe.
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