Social Media Falsely Reports Dick Cheney's Death, Links Him to Unverified UFO Group Claims

A social media post has falsely announced the death of former Vice President Dick Cheney at the age of 84, while also alleging that former intelligence official David Grusch claimed Cheney ran a "UFO control group." The tweet, attributed to "Red Panda Koala," circulated on social media, presenting unverified information as breaking news. Both assertions within the post have been found to be inaccurate based on public records and Grusch's documented statements.

Richard Bruce Cheney, who served as the 46th Vice President from 2001 to 2009, was born on January 30, 1941, making him 82 or 83 years old, not 84. Recent reports indicate that Cheney remains alive and has made public appearances, including attending a gala in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where he was seen in good spirits. His continued presence contradicts the widely shared social media claim of his passing.

The accompanying allegation that David Grusch, a former intelligence officer, stated Dick Cheney ran a secret UFO control group is also unsubstantiated. Grusch has garnered significant media attention for his claims regarding a covert U.S. government program to recover and reverse-engineer "non-human origin" technology. However, public records and fact-checking organizations confirm that Grusch has not publicly named Dick Cheney as being involved in or leading any such program.

Grusch's testimony before Congress detailed allegations of a long-running program involving unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), but he has not provided specific names of individuals leading these alleged operations in his public statements. The Pentagon has consistently denied Grusch's claims, stating there is no evidence of any secret program involving alien technology. The social media post appears to be a fabrication or misinterpretation of Grusch's broader claims.