White House backs bombshell claim US used secret ‘sonic weapon': 'My head was exploding'

White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt left onlookers stunned Saturday after sharing an alleged and unverified claim that suggests the United States used a secret “sonic weapon” during its attack on Venezuela last week.

On social media, Leavitt urged her nearly 2 million followers on X to “stop what you are doing and read this,” sharing a social media post from Mike Netter, a pro-Trump radio host from California who’s amassed more than 85,000 followers on X. That social media post includes an alleged transcript of an interview with a Venezuelan security guard, who recounted the night of the U.S. attack, though no reporting exists confirming its authenticity.

“At one point, they launched something – I don't know how to describe it... it was like a very intense sound wave,” the Venezuelan security guard allegedly said, according to Netter’s online post.

“Suddenly I felt like my head was exploding from the inside. We all started bleeding from the nose. Some were vomiting blood. We fell to the ground, unable to move… I swear, I've never seen anything like it. We couldn't even stand up after that sonic weapon or whatever it was.”

The security guard allegedly went on to claim that U.S. forces “killed hundreds of us,” according to Netter’s online post, and later issued a “warning to anyone who thinks they can fight the United States.”

“They have no idea what they're capable of,” the security guard allegedly said. “After what I saw, I never want to be on the other side of that again. They're not to be messed with.”

The claim – highlighted by Trump’s own White House spokesperson – was immediately dogpiled online as a "propaganda campaign” designed to instill fear in America’s purported adversaries, including by X user “GenXGirl,” an anti-war commentator with more than 75,000 followers.

“The Trump Admin has launched a propaganda campaign to brainwash us into believing we’re so badass at war that no one stands a chance and we should rally behind war with all of Latin America,” they wrote Saturday in a social media post on X. “Except, the propaganda sucks so bad, it’s embarrassing.”

Others, like X user “J Rance,” another political commentator who’s amassed more than 4,500 followers, noted that even if the claim were true – that the United States is in possession of a secret “sonic weapon” – its use would be a blatant violation of international law.

“So the mouthpiece of the US president confirms we used a sound weapon that caused internal bleeding?” they wrote Saturday in a social media post on X. “This is a violation of international law.”