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Two studies utilizing sparse aperture masking (SAM) interferometry and$H_{\rm \alpha}$ differential imaging have reported multiple jovian companionsaround the young solar-mass star, LkCa 15 (LkCa 15 bcd): the first claimeddirect detection of infant, newly-formed planets ("protoplanets"). We presentnew near-infrared direct imaging/spectroscopy from the SCExAO system coupledwith the CHARIS integral field spectrograph and multi-epoch thermal infraredimaging from Keck/NIRC2 of LkCa 15 at high Strehl ratios. These data providethe first direct imaging look at the same wavelengths and in the same locationswhere previous studies identified the LkCa 15 protoplanets and thus offer thefirst decisive test of their existence.  The data do not reveal these planets. Instead, we resolve extended emissiontracing a dust disk with a brightness and location comparable to that claimedfor LkCa 15 bcd. Forward-models attributing this signal to orbiting planets areinconsistent with the combined SCExAO/CHARIS and Keck/NIRC2 data. An inner diskprovides a more compelling explanation for the SAM detections and perhaps alsothe claimed $H_{\alpha}$ detection of LkCa 15 b.  We conclude that there is currently no clear, direct evidence for multipleprotoplanets orbiting LkCa 15, although the system likely contains at least oneunseen jovian companion. To identify jovian companions around LkCa 15 fromfuture observations, the inner disk should be detected and its effect modeled,removed, and shown to be distinguishable from planets. Protoplanet candidatesidentified from similar systems should likewise be clearly distinguished fromdisk emission through modeling.

No Clear, Direct Evidence for Multiple Protoplanets Orbiting LkCa 15: LkCa 15 bcd are Likely Inner Disk Signals