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One of the 11 disappeared scientists claimed she was hit with Pentagon’s top-secret weapon after revealing UFO theory

Nypost · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 663 words · By Ben Cost
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One of the 11 disappeared scientists claimed she was hit with Pentagon’s top-secret weapon after revealing UFO theory The Pentagon has announced that they employ specialized energy weapons for defense, seemingly vindicating researchers who’d long warned about…

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What happened

One of the 11 disappeared scientists claimed she was hit with Pentagon’s top-secret weapon after revealing UFO theory The Pentagon has announced that they employ specialized energy weapons for defense, seemingly vindicating researchers who’d long warned about…

Why it matters

The Department of War’s Chief Technology Officer Emil Michael announced this development in an X post fittingly — or perhaps eerily — posted on May the 4th, more popularly known as National Star Wars Day.

Common ground

“Directed energy weapons are a fine addition to our arsenal…” read the post, which included a pic of said weaponry firing a laser beam and a soldier holding his head in pain.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Fear, Causal Oversimplification: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/tech/pentagon-confirms-existence-of-energy-weapons…

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eFinder identified 4 propaganda techniques in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 90% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
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Appeal to Fear 80% confidence
Building support by instilling anxiety or panic in the audience.
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Causal Oversimplification 70% confidence
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Exaggeration / Hyperbole 70% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Department of War’s Chief Technology Officer Emil Michael announced this development in an X post... posted on May the 4th”
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Multiple sources report that the announcement was made by the Department of War's CTO Emil Michael via an X post on May 4th.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since January 2026, the United States Department of Defense has conflicted with the artificial intelligence company Anthropic over the use of its products for military purposes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic–United_States_Depart…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Emil Girgis Michael (Arabic: إميل جرجس مايكل; born September 19, 1972) is an Egyptian-born American businessman. Michael was previously the senior vice president of business and chief business officer…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emil_Michael
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The under secretary of defense for research and engineering, abbreviated USD (R&E), is a senior official of the United States Department of Defense. The USD (R&E) is charged with the development and o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_Secretary_of_Defense_for…
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Claim 2: “The researcher, who allegedly died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 2022”
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The death of Amy Eskridge on June 11, 2022, as a self-inflicted gunshot wound is reported by NYPost, Newsweek, and Hindustan Times.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1821 Land Lottery was the fourth lottery of the Georgia Land Lotteries, a lottery system used by the U.S. state of Georgia between the years 1805 and 1833 to expropriate Cherokee and Muscogee land…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1821_Land_Lottery
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a comprehensive list of all Article III and Article IV United States federal judges appointed by President Donald Trump, as well as a partial list of Article I federal judicial appointments, e…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appoint…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2026, a conspiracy theory emerged alleging that the deaths or disappearances of several people, some described online as scientists tied to classified or sensitive research, were connected to secre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_scientists_conspiracy_…
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Claim 3: “retired British intelligence officer Franc Milburn... claims she was targeted by a “directed energy weapon” that burned her body with microwaves”
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Multiple sources mention Franc Milburn's claims that Eskridge was targeted by a microwave-based directed energy weapon.
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web search NEUTRAL — “Directed energy weapons are a fine addition to our arsenal…” read the post, which included a pic of said weaponry firing a laser beam and a soldier holding his head in pain. Amy Eskridge.He claims sh…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/tech/pentagon-confirms-existen…
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web search NEUTRAL — Directed energy weapons fire rays of microwaves or lasers at targets, often to disable electronics.Franc Milburn’s conclusion that Eskridge was murdered by a private aerospace company contradicts the …
https://eraoflight.com/2026/05/07/pentagon-confirms-directed…
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web search NEUTRAL — Amy Eskridge’s final message. Eskridge was working on advanced propulsion technology – research that some believe could have disrupted parts of the traditional aerospace industry. According to Milburn…
https://www.msn.com/en-us/public-safety-and-emergencies/heal…
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Claim 4: “Directed energy weapons or DEWs... use focused rays to disable electronic weapons such as drones and incapacitate — or even kill — enemy soldiers”
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Wikipedia explicitly defines directed-energy weapons (DEWs) as ranged weapons that damage targets with focused energy (lasers, microwaves, etc.) and notes their use in disabling electronics.
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web search NEUTRAL — Directed energy weapons could have several main advantages over conventional weaponry: Directed-energy weapons can be used discreetly; radiation does not generate sound and is invisible if outside the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directed-energy_weapon
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web search NEUTRAL — Dubbed directed energy weapons or DEWs, these advanced instruments of war use focused rays to disable electronic weapons such as drones and incapacitate — or even kill — enemy soldiers.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/tech/pentagon-confirms-existen…
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web search NEUTRAL — What are Directed Energy Weapons? Who has DEWs? How long have DEWs been in use? What do they do? Can they affect structures?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFEfjBuPiK0
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Claim 5: “Eskridge claimed that one of the firm’s operatives had used an “RF k-band emitter run by five car batteries strung together from inside an SUV.””
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific claim about an RF k-band emitter powered by five car batteries in an SUV.
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Claim 6: “According to the X post, these beams are comprised of “concentrated electromagnetic energy or atomic or subatomic particles.””
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Both the Daily Mail and other web search results confirm that the Pentagon's post described the beams as consisting of concentrated electromagnetic energy or atomic/subatomic particles.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A directed-energy weapon (DEW) is a ranged weapon that damages its target with highly focused energy without a solid projectile, including lasers, microwaves, particle beams, and sound beams. Potentia…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directed-energy_weapon
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Point defence (or point defense; see spelling differences) is the defence of a single object or a limited area, e.g. a ship, building or an airfield, now usually against air attacks and guided missile…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point-defence
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Darren Wayne McDew (born September 29, 1960) is a retired United States Air Force general who served as the Commander of United States Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. His pre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darren_W._McDew
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Claim 7: “she was hit by a DEW attack in her own home in Huntsville, Alabama not too long before her death, the Daily Mail reported”
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The Daily Mail and Sott.net report that claims were made regarding Eskridge being hit by a DEW attack in Huntsville, Alabama.
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web search NEUTRAL — Now, chilling claims have come to light about the death of Amy Eskridge, a 34-year-old researcher working on anti-gravity technology, who was found with a gunshot to the head. She died in Huntsville, …
https://www.dailymail.com/sciencetech/article-15748877/amy-e…
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web search NEUTRAL — On Thursday, the Daily Mail reported that Amy Eskridge, 34, died in Huntsville, Alabama, on June 11, 2022. The outlet reported the death as a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head but said neither …
https://www.newsweek.com/who-is-amy-eskridge-scientist-death…
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web search NEUTRAL — He claims she was targeted by a "directed energy weapon" that burned her body with microwaves. Milburn even shared pics of blisters, skin lesions and other wounds that Eckridge had allegedly sustained…
https://www.sott.net/article/506168-One-of-the-11-disappeare…
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Claim 8: “This mounted ray gun is capable of discharging beams at the speed of light to incapacitate aerial drones, the Daily Mail reported”
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Claim 9: “defense technologies company AeroVironment... reportedly helped develop the weapon shown in the Pentagon’s social media post — the Locust X3”
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Claim 10: “deceased scientist Amy Eskridge, 34, who was involved in extensive research into anti-gravity technology, UFOs, and extraterrestrial life”
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Newsweek, Hindustan Times, and Daily Mail all identify Amy Eskridge as a 34-year-old researcher involved in anti-gravity and UFO research.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In 2026, a conspiracy theory emerged alleging that the deaths or disappearances of several people, some described online as scientists tied to classified or sensitive research, were connected to secre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_scientists_conspiracy_…
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web search NEUTRAL — Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was a British singer, songwriter, musician, and businesswoman. She is known for her distinctive contralto vocals, expressive and autobiographical …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Winehouse
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web search NEUTRAL — Amy is a 2015 British documentary film directed by Asif Kapadia and produced by James Gay-Rees. The film covers English singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse 's life and her struggle with substance abuse, b…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_(2015_film)
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Claim 11: “The Pentagon has announced that they employ specialized energy weapons for defense”
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Multiple web search results from different sources (NaturalNews, Daily Mail, and other news snippets) report that the Pentagon announced the employment of directed energy weapons for defense.
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web search NEUTRAL — Weapons such as, M4A1 rifles, M2 machine guns, and more have been used. Ammunition includes .50 caliber, and more. Vehicles such as Humvees and M1A2 Abrams are in service with the United States Armed …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_Unite…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Pentagon has announced that they employ specialized energy weapons for defense, seemingly vindicating researchers who’d long warned about the tech. The Department of War’s Chief Technology Officer…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/tech/pentagon-confirms-existen…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Pentagon’s public acknowledgment of directed energy weapons on May 4, 2026, validates decades of speculation about futuristic military technology. Yet the case of Amy Eskridge—a scientist who clai…
https://eraoflight.com/2026/05/07/pentagon-confirms-directed…
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Claim 12: “the Pentagon has been... requesting $789.7 million to fund their DEW campaign during the 2025 fiscal year, per a report on Congress’s official website”
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Claim 13: “Eskridge is one of 11 top US scientists and researchers who have either died or vanished following their research into Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPS) and other matters of National security”
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Claim 14: “Rep. Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) said his office had already been investigating some of the “too coincidental” disappearances a year before President Trump told reporters Thursday that he had ordered an investigation”
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Claim 15: “Milburn, who submitted his findings to Congress in 2023, concluded that Eskridge did not commit suicide as authorities ruled, but was killed by a “private aerospace company””
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No evidence was found in the provided search results specifically confirming that Milburn submitted findings to Congress in 2023 or the specific conclusion about a private aerospace company.
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