【By Guancha者网 Chen Sijia】Recently, a video claiming to be an interview with a "Venezuelan security force member" has been circulating online. The "witness" claimed that the US military used a "mysterious sonic weapon" during the raid on Venezuela's capital, Caracas, causing many Venezuelan soldiers to "vomit blood and collapse instantly."

According to the American conservative media outlet The New York Post, on January 10, White House Press Secretary Karoline Levitt posted related text on the social platform X, seemingly endorsing the claim of the US military using a mysterious weapon. A former U.S. intelligence source analyzed that if the description is true, it might refer to a type of directed energy weapon.

However, the authenticity of this "interview" has not yet been verified, and neither the U.S. nor the Venezuelan government has confirmed it, nor is there any other evidence proving that the U.S. has used similar weapons in Venezuela. Some American netizens have questioned the source and authenticity of the video and suspected it was a "political propaganda" by the United States.

The person who claims to be a "member of the Venezuelan security forces" stated that on the day of the U.S. attack on Caracas, the Venezuelan army did not hear any noise, "We remained alert, but suddenly all our radar systems shut down without any reason. Then we saw many drones flying over our positions, and we didn't know how to react."

He claimed that about 20 "highly advanced American soldiers" descended from eight helicopters, "We had hundreds of people, but there was no chance. Their shooting was accurate and fast, and it felt like each person could fire 300 bullets per minute... They also fired something, like a strong sound wave, which made my head feel like it would explode instantly. All of us started bleeding, some even vomited blood. We fell to the ground and couldn't move."

This respondent claimed that the U.S. killed hundreds of people "without any casualties." He then issued a "warning," saying that anyone who "thinks they can fight against the United States should think twice."

White House Press Secretary Levitt shared the relevant text on the 10th, writing, "Stop what you're doing and look at this..." The New York Post believes that Levitt's post may be endorsing this interview.

The report quoted a former U.S. intelligence source, who said that these "testimonies" might refer to a certain type of directed energy weapon. This source said that such weapons use energy such as microwaves, lasers, or sound waves, which may cause symptoms such as "bleeding, inability to function normally, pain, and burning sensations." The U.S. military has been developing directed energy weapons for decades, but has not yet used them in actual combat.

However, as of now, neither the U.S. nor Venezuela has verified the authenticity of this interview, nor is there any other evidence proving that the U.S. has used similar weapons in Venezuela.

There have also been voices of doubt on U.S. social media. Some American netizens have doubted the authenticity of the identity of the person in the video who claims to be a "Venezuelan security force member," pointing out that the source of this video cannot be verified. Some people suspect that this "interview" may actually be a "political propaganda" by the United States.

A netizen who claims to be a supporter of former President Trump wrote: "I appreciate your work, but this feels like political propaganda. We do have excellent soldiers and crazy technology, but who would speak like this?"

The U.S. military has developed a military equipment called the "Long-Range Acoustic Device" (LARD), which can emit high-power sound waves from a distance, but this device is mainly used for long-distance communication or dispersing protests. The U.S. National Public Radio (NPR) reported that such devices are non-lethal.

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