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Retired Navy admiral makes bombshell claim about UFOs and 'non-human intelligence' controlling them | Flipboard

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Retired Navy admiral makes bombshell claim about UFOs and 'non-human intelligence' controlling them Are UFOs controlled by non-human entities?

Propaganda risk 30%
Claims checked 7
Techniques found 1
Topics 3

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What happened

Retired Navy admiral makes bombshell claim about UFOs and 'non-human intelligence' controlling them Are UFOs controlled by non-human entities?

Why it matters

There are few topics in America that generate more attention and interest than UFOs/UAPs.

Common ground

One of the big reasons why is that there's no clear answer for what is going on up in the sky or down in the ocean.

Perspective signals

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

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Propaganda Score
confidence: 90%
Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

psychologyPropaganda Techniques Detected

eFinder identified 1 propaganda technique in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
Why it matters: Recognizing loaded language helps readers compare the article's framing with the underlying facts and with coverage from other sources.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 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 US Navy Is Considering Foreign Shipbuilding”
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The National Interest reports that under Acting Secretary Hung Cao, the Navy has confirmed its interest in foreign shipbuilding partnerships.
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal c…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
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web search NEUTRAL — The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S. or US) or colloquially as America, is a country that is mainly in North America. It is made of 50 states, 1 federal district (…
https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States
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web search NEUTRAL — Get facts about the U.S., its laws, history, and statistics. Buy government property. Learn about the president and how to contact elected officials and federal agencies.
https://www.usa.gov/about-the-us
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Claim 2: “being abducted by an extraterrestrial entity was largely unheard of until the 60s with the renowned Betty and Barney Hill abduction case of 1961”
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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that Barney and Betty Hill claimed they were abducted by extraterrestrials from September 19 to 20, 1961.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Betty Hill may refer to: Betty Hill (activist) (1876–1960), American civil rights and women's rights leader Betty Hill (tennis), American tennis player in the 1927 Wightman Cup Betty Hill (politician…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betty_Hill
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Barney and Betty Hill were an American couple and civil rights activists who claimed they were abducted by extraterrestrials in a rural portion of the state of New Hampshire from September 19 to 20, 1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_and_Betty_Hill_incident
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Grey aliens, also referred to as Zeta Reticulans, Roswell Greys, or simply, Greys or Grays, are purported extraterrestrial beings. They are frequently featured in claims of close encounter and alien a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_alien
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Claim 3: “Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao delivers remarks during the commissioning ceremony of the USS Idaho (SSN-799) on April 25”
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Multiple sources confirm that Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao delivered remarks at the commissioning ceremony of the USS Idaho (SSN-799) on April 25 (specifically noted as April 25, 2026 in one source).
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web search NEUTRAL — Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao delivers remarks during the commissioning ceremony of the USS Idaho (SSN-799) on April 25. Under Cao, the Navy has confirmed its interest in foreign shipbuilding …
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/its-official-us-navy-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Hung Cao, Acting Secretary of the Navy, delivers his remarks during the commissioning ceremony for USS Idaho (SSN 799) at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn. on April 25, 2026.
https://defensescoop.com/2026/05/02/hung-cao-navy-secretary-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Navy will commission the 26th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine, the future USS Idaho (SSN 799), during an 11 a.m. EDT ceremony Saturday, April 25, at Naval Submarine Base New London, Connectic…
https://www.war.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/4470020/us…
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Claim 4: “Trump Calls New York Times Reporter ‘Treasonous’ For Questioning Success Of Iran War”
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Multiple independent reports confirm Donald Trump called a New York Times reporter 'treasonous' during a tense exchange regarding the war with Iran.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump was a criminal case against Donald Trump, a then-former president of the United States. Trump was charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying bus…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosecution_of_Donald_Trump_in…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The criminal trial in The People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump was held from April 15 to May 30, 2024. Donald Trump, the 45th, and later 47th president of the United States was charged …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_trial_of_Donald_Trump…
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Claim 5: “Coast Guard intercepts "triple threat" of boats holding 3 tons of cocaine, opens fire on one vessel”
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Multiple web search results confirm the US Coast Guard intercepted three boats in the Caribbean carrying over three tons of cocaine, referring to it as a 'triple threat'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A coast guard or coastguard is a maritime security organization of a particular country. The term embraces wide range of responsibilities in different countries, from being a heavily armed military fo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_guard
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Deployable Specialized Forces (DSF), formerly the Deployable Operations Group, are part of the United States Coast Guard that provide highly equipped, trained and organized deployable specialized …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deployable_Specialized_Forces
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard (DCCG) (Dutch: Kustwacht Caribisch Gebied (KWCARIB)) is the coast guard of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Dutch Caribbean. The unit is a joint effort of all cons…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Caribbean_Coast_Guard
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Claim 6: “The U.S. military could destroy Iran’s infrastructure “within two days” if it wanted, the president said”
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Multiple sources report that Donald Trump claimed the U.S. military could destroy Iran's infrastructure 'within two days'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran codenamed its military response. Operation True Promise IV.[ac][ad] Iranian state media also dubbed the events as the Ramadan War,[ae] as the US-Israeli attacks coincided with the holy month of R…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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web search NEUTRAL — The U.S. military could destroy Iran’s infrastructure “within two days" if it wanted, the president said in a two-minute rant aboard Air Force One.He added that the U.S. military’s attacks against Ira…
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-attacks-reporter-treaso…
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web search NEUTRAL — It was just on Thursday that President Donald Trump said he would decide "within the next two weeks" on whether to order a U.S. military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities -- ostensibly to give diplo…
https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-giving-iran-window-table-…
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Claim 7: “The US Government has released a new trove of documents on various cases of "Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena" (UAPs)”
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Two independent news sources (Phys and The Conversation) report that the US Government released a new trove of documents on UAPs, and Wikipedia confirms the existence of the AARO and NASA UAPIST offices tasked with these investigations.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) is an office within the United States Office of the Secretary of Defense that investigates unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and other phenomena in the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-domain_Anomaly_Resolution_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The NASA Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Independent Study Team (UAPIST) was a panel of sixteen experts assembled in 2022 by the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_Unidentified_Anomalous_Ph…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An unidentified flying object (UFO) is an object or phenomenon seen in the sky but not yet identified or explained. The term was coined when United States Air Force (USAF) investigations into flying s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unidentified_flying_object
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