Half-Life 3 soon?

[SorenVC]

I keep getting news on my phone where it says that Half-Life 3 is in the final stages of development. Now knowing the ending of Half-Life: Alyx, the GMan gives Gordon a crowbar so doesn't that mean that Valve is actually working on Half-Life 3 in secret? I don't think they are working on another VR spin-off like Alyx 2. That would be disappointing for me.

Do you think Half-Life 3 is in the making? What else would they be doing right now? They finished the Steam Deck and they can't just be making Dota 2 and CS2 updates all the time. They have to work on something new, right?