Some current evidence suggests that "because this is a scam." https://www.theguardian.com/science/across-the-universe/2016/apr/14/alien-wow-signal-could-be-exp

Some current evidence suggests that "because this is a scam." https://www.theguardian.com/science/across-the-universe/2016/apr/14/alien-wow-signal-could-be-explained-after-almost-40-years#comment-72367743 https://www.theguardian.com/science/across-the-universe/2016... Other commenters have pointed out other inconsistencies in the story.