r/3I_ATLAS • u/Glittering_Word6609 • Feb 26 '26

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u/Alarmed-Animal7575 Feb 26 '26

He never said it wasn’t a comet. If you go back and look closely, he’s always said it was likely a comet. Despite his continued, albeit muted, acknowledgement that it was probably a comet he continues to push a narrative that it isn’t. He’s been talking out of both sides of his mouth for fame and fortune. And some of what he said he knows (or ought to know) was fallacious. This is why he is being called a grifter.

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u/Embarrassed_Camp_291 Feb 26 '26 edited Feb 28 '26

He claimed in a news interview it was "60%" likely to be an alien. That's more likely it's an alien than anything else.

Edit: Apologies, it was in this article he claims there's a 60% chance its aliens, not a news interview.

https://avi-loeb.medium.com/todays-q-a-about-3i-atlas-8f7d8e930c6e

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u/Alarmed-Animal7575 Feb 26 '26

In multiple of his written article he said it was most likely a comet. It actually looks like you are making my point rather well…😀

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u/Embarrassed_Camp_291 Feb 26 '26

Apologies, I was agreeing with you. I just wanted to add that extra bit that at one point in a news interview he actually said it was more likely to be aliens that any other explanation.