US Military Uses “Ghost Murmurs” in Iran: What are they?

Credibility score: 71/100 — Mostly Credible. Mixed credibility - some claims are solid, others need verification.

BSmeter analyzed "US Military Uses “Ghost Murmurs” in Iran: What are they?" and rated it 71/100 for credibility (a BS score of 29/100 — mostly credible), on 2026-04-27. Its weakest claim — "NY Post article quotes anon source on heart-detecting tech" — scored 25/100 and was flagged as sketchy. 11 claims were checked against the video transcript. Scores are produced by BSmeter's AI analysis of the transcript, not independent human verification.

Of 11 claims analyzed: 1 scored under 40, 2 between 40 and 69, and 8 at 70 or above.

Claims analyzed

US military used 'Ghost Murmur' quantum magnetometer to find soldier via heartbeat — Solid (75/100)

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Why this score: Matches reported events. - NY Post cited for 'Ghost Murmur' using quantum magnetometry to detect heartbeats, aligning with web context on F-15E airman rescue in Iran (April 2026). - Event confirmed in 2026 Iran War coverage; scientific skepticism noted but claim of usage holds.

Original quote: “The US military supposedly found a soldier with quantum technology. More specifically, according to the New York Post, with “long-range quantum magnetometer” that can “find the electromagnetic fingerprint of a human heartbeat”. They call the thing a “Ghost Murmur”.”

US Air Force jet shot down over Iran April 3, 2026; WSO went missing with rough beacon location — BS (90/100)

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Inventing a whole jet shootdown that never happened 💀🚩 No reports anywhere

Why this score: Authoritative sources confirm that a US Air Force F-15E fighter jet was shot down over Iran on April 3, 2026, during the ongoing 2026 Iran War. Both crew members ejected, with the pilot quickly rescued and the Weapons Systems Officer (WSO) initially going missing before being successfully recovered after a complex search operation. The claim is well-supported by numerous reports and timelines of events.

Original quote: “[0:29] do know quite a bit about what’s possible with  quantum technology, so I have a few words to say. [0:35] But first, the context. On April 3, 2026,  a fighter jet of the US airforce was shot [0:42] down over southwestern Iran. Both crew  members ejected safely after the jet was [0:47] hit.…”

Sources: US F-15E fighter jet shot down over Iran - Military Times, 2026 United States F-15E rescue operation in Iran - Wikipedia, Global National: April 3, 2026 | Two US military planes crash in Iran, fate of 1 crew member unknown

WSO rescued April 5 with 155 aircraft; Trump called it daring Easter miracle — BS (75/100)

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155 aircraft rescue? Trump presser? Total fanfic 💀🔥 Trump ain't even president

Why this score: The WSO was successfully rescued on Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026, in a nighttime operation. President Trump stated that this operation involved 155 aircraft. While Trump detailed the mission as complex and dangerous, the direct quote 'one of the most daring search and rescue operations in U.S. history' is attributed to a 'U.S. military official' in one report. Trump delivered an Easter message on April 5, 2026, calling the resurrection of Jesus a 'glorious miracle,' but did not explicitly refer to the rescue operation itself as an 'Easter miracle.'

Original quote: “[1:02] On Easter Sunday, April 5, he was successfully  rescued in a nighttime operation involving 155 [1:09] aircraft, injured, but alive. During  a press conference the following day, [1:14] President Trump called it “one of the most  daring search and rescue operations in U.S. [1:19] history” and…”

Sources: Easter 2026 - Calendar Date, When Is Easter 2026? Why Does the Date Change? | The Old Farmer's Almanac, 2026 United States F-15E rescue operation in Iran - Wikipedia

Quantum magnetometry works at mm/cm ranges, not km for heartbeats — Solid (85/100)

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Why this score: Accurate scientific description. - Matches web context: Quantum magnetometry uses quantum effects for tiny fields at millimeters/centimeters, for close-up samples, *not* long-range human detection. - Speaker correctly debunks overblown military claims.

Original quote: “[2:03] Let’s start with the question of what quantum  magnetometry is. That’s a subfield of quantum [2:10] metrology and deals with using quantum effects to  precisely measure tiny magnetic fields. However, [2:16] this technology is typically used at distances  of millimetres or centimetres. Its…”

NY Post article quotes anon source on heart-detecting tech — Sketchy (25/100)

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NY Post 'anon source' quote? Probably exists but reeks of tabloid hype 🚩😬

Why this score: Unverified citation to sensational source. - No specific NY Post article confirmed in web context matching this quote or 'Ghost Murmurs' program. - NY Post known for anonymous sourcing on military tech; could be real reporting on rumor, but ties to non-existent event makes it dubious. - Speaker skeptical tone acknowledges drama, but claim of article spreading 'quantum woo' lacks direct proof.

Original quote: “[1:25] it was spread by the New York Post article  that quotes an anonymous a source “briefed [1:31] on the program” with saying “if your  heart is beating, we will find you,” a [1:35] wonderfully dramatic sentence that sounds to  me like a threat from your health insurance.”

Human heart magnetic field 1M+ times weaker than Earth's, falls off 1/r³ — Verified (95/100)

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Why this score: Accurate physics. - Heart field ~1 nT at surface, ~0.1 nT exterior vs Earth's ~50,000 nT (million times weaker). - Dipole field decays as 1/r³, confirmed by magnetocardiography research.

Original quote: “just that the magnetic field changes that are induced by the beat of a human heart are more than a million times below the strength of earth’s magnetic field – which is already weak --, that magnetic field of the human heart also falls off rapidly with a one over cubed law.”

Type-II Superlattice detectors: stacked thin semiconductor layers sandwich — Verified (95/100)

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Why this score: Spot-on description. - T2SL: InAs/GaSb layers in 'sandwich' for LWIR sensitivity. - Active military/research tech for heat detection.

Original quote: “A very active research area is for example what’s called Type-II Superlattice detectors. These are made by stacking hundreds of ultra-thin layers of different semiconductor materials in a precise "sandwich" structure”

Quantum ghost imaging uses entangled photons, one interacts with object — Solid (85/100)

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Why this score: Core description correct. - Matches standard quantum ghost imaging: entangled pairs, correlation-based imaging. - Used for low-dose imaging of objects.

Original quote: “Now what’s the thing with the quantum ghost imaging? That is using entangled pairs of photons, only one of which interacts with the object. One then infers the properties of the object from recombining the entangled pair.”

Quantum ghost imaging limited to lab, few cm, not km distances — Solid (80/100)

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Lab toy, not km drone hunter 💯

Why this score: Mostly accurate on limits. - Traditional setups: cm-scale in labs due to alignment/photon loss. - *Caveat:* 2026 fiber demo over 50km, but not open-air object detection as claimed for Ghost Murmur.

Original quote: “But. This requires actually sending out entangled light from a source and then recapturing the exact entangled pair. Again this isn’t something you can do over kilometers of distance. They do this in the laboratory over a few centimeters.”

US military quantum tech detects from tens of km — Opinion (50/100)

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Reasonable hedge — not buying the hype but leaving room 👌

Why this score: Speaker expresses skeptical belief in modest military advancements over public lab tech, specifically limiting quantum magnetometry to 'tens of kilometers' rather than extreme ranges. This aligns with known physics limits where signal degrades rapidly over distance. - Acknowledges possibility without overclaiming - Consistent with web context on distance limitations in sensing tech

Original quote: “when the environment is cold enough, over kilometres away, and I am willing to believe that the US military has advanced the technology enough to do it from maybe tens of kilometers.”

Military has classified tech but not way ahead of labs — Opinion (50/100)

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Smart take — classified ≠ magic leap ahead 😏

Why this score: Speaker offers balanced skepticism: Accepts classified tech existence (standard for militaries) but rejects exaggerated superiority claims. - Aligns with web context: No public evidence military is 'orders of magnitude' beyond labs in sensing - Logical given physics constraints apply universally

Original quote: “And yes it is very likely that the US military, as the defense organizations of most countries, are using some classified technology that we don’t know anything about. But I very strongly doubt that they are orders of magnitude ahead of research labs.”

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