Key Takeaways President Trump shared an AI-generated video on Truth Social late Saturday promoting fictional "medbed" technology, deleting it approximately 12 hours later after backlash. The fake vide...
President Donald Trump on Saturday night shared an artificial intelligence-generated video of himself promoting a conspiracy theory about miraculous healing devices, sparking widespread concern before deleting the post Sunday morning.
The video, posted to Truth Social and later removed, resembled a Fox News segment featuring an AI version of the president promising access to revolutionary medical technology.
In the fabricated clip, an AI-rendered Trump claimed that every American would soon receive a medbed card providing guaranteed access to new hospitals equipped with advanced healing technology.
The video quality contained several telltale signs of AI manipulation, including inconsistent voice patterns and incorrect font styling for the Fox News chyron.
Despite these indicators, the post remained on Trump's Truth Social account for approximately 12 hours before being removed without explanation.
The medbed conspiracy theory has spread in recent years among far-right online communities, with believers claiming these devices are top secret technology possessed by militaries worldwide that can diagnose and cure any disease, reverse aging, and even regrow missing limbs in minutes.
The conspiracy theory gained traction in QAnon circles, with some adherents believing that liberal billionaires have kept this revolutionary technology from the public and that it would only become available once Trump returned to office.
The theory represents a modern manifestation of belief in quack doctors and miracle cures, rooted in deep distrust of government and medical institutions.
During America's UFO-spotting craze beginning in the early post-World War II period, conspiracy theories emerged that the US government had reverse-engineered technology from alien craft it had secretly retrieved.
A Fox News spokesperson issued a statement clarifying that the video did not air on the network, telling Mediaite: "The video did not air on My View with Lara Trump on Fox News Channel or any other Fox News Media platforms."
The fabricated segment purported to show Lara Trump, the president's daughter-in-law who hosts a show on Fox News, announcing the medbed program.
The network's swift disavowal highlighted concerns about AI-generated misinformation featuring public figures and established media brands.
Coinciding with Trump's post, a website appeared selling medbed cards for $447 each, though internet archive searches found no history of the site before Saturday. The cards, according to the website's FAQ, provide no actual medical treatment access but instead offer discounts on products and information about terahertz technology.
Some companies have attempted to capitalize on the medbed conspiracy, with Tesla BioHealing selling a MedBed Generator, a metal canister placed under beds, for $11,000, promising to deliver "life force energy" to sick people.
In 2023, the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning letter to Tesla BioHealing alleging the company failed to establish proper device validation procedures.
In 2024, a Tesla BioHealing customer submitted an adverse event report to the FDA claiming the company's MedBed Generator did nothing to heal his dying mother and that the company removed his negative reviews from their website.
The post drew swift criticism from medical professionals concerned about the spread of health misinformation from the president's official social media account.
Cardiologist Dr. Jonathan Reiner posted on social media: "This is not an actual thing. Medbeds is a conspiracy theory alleging that we have magic beds that can cure any disease. It's obviously not true."
No information about medbeds has been released on the White House's website or through any official government channels beyond the president's Truth Social account.
Multiple news outlets reached out to the White House for clarification, but no official statement has been issued explaining the post or its deletion.
The medbed video was shared during a late-night posting spree that included multiple clips from right-wing networks and an AI-generated drawing appearing to show Trump firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
The posting pattern has raised questions about content moderation and verification processes for the president's social media accounts.
It remains unclear whether Trump supports the medbed conspiracy theory or if the post was shared as an attempt to energize a portion of far-right voters.
The deletion without comment has left the president's intentions ambiguous, though the extended time the post remained visible suggests it was not immediately recognized as problematic by his team.
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