Contextual Alignment Between Seth Meyers' UFO Joke and Trump's Disclosure Plans

A viral claim asserted that Seth Meyers predicted Trump would disclose UFO files to distract from Epstein-related revelations. The fact-checker finds that the claim is true in context: in a July 24 Late Night episode, Meyers joked that if Epstein-related revelations grew too damaging, Trump might announce that aliens are real as a distraction. His remarks were satire, but they closely mirror the scenario now discussed, as Trump subsequently announced plans to identify and release government files related to aliens, unidentified aerial phenomena, and UFOs. So the connection is real in context, though Meyers did not make a genuine prediction.

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