Ok, I'll present my evidence an you can present yours. In the latest Marcel Grossman meeting (2024) there was no string theory parallel session but there was a

Ok, I'll present my evidence an you can present yours. In the latest Marcel Grossman meeting (2024) there was no string theory parallel session but there was an explicit Loop Quantum Gravity session: https://indico.icranet.org/event/8/program https://indico.icranet.org/event/8/program So string theory is now pretty officially an "also ran", definitely not a leading theory.