Person
David Burkett
Author of Lies Above: How the Pentagon Misled Congress and Cost America Its Skies (2026), and a cloud security researcher who builds anomaly-detection systems. A self-described skeptic, he spent about four years on the book, whose QR-code citations link each quote to its source through liesabove.app. He also does cyber-security work for UAP nonprofits and whistleblowers.
Claims (2)
Early in his research someone entered the home of one of his sources, cut the power cable to their internet modem and left unseen. The source took it as a threat and never wrote the op-ed they were drafting; Burkett says it was not Grusch's op-ed.Reality Check: David Burkett on Lies Above and whistleblowers who 'fear being murdered'The squeezeanonymousSourced, unconfirmedDavid Burkett
The whistleblowers he helps with cyber-security work 'really fear being murdered'; on retaliation, he says, 'the whistleblowers are telling the truth'.Reality Check: David Burkett on Lies Above and whistleblowers who 'fear being murdered'The squeezeanonymousSourced, unconfirmedDavid Burkett
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Sources
- Lies Above (liesabove.com), David Burkett's book site
- Reality Check, 'Whistleblowers ‘fear being murdered,’ author says' (NewsNation, YouTube, 11 Nov 2026)