Maybe the fake aliens were placed here by the real aliens to test us.

This. This is a psyop from the US government.
They have identified the UFO reddit crowd as the only group that can hurt the US so they spend their resources on deceiving the public. I can’t wait to run butt naked through the streets to put my ass in everyone’s face and say “seeee, I have always been right. My worldview wasn’t obstructed by conspiracy theories, l’ve always been right. Please think I’m cool”