Does this video show workers removing Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center? No, it’s AI-generated
The viral clip racked up hundreds of thousands of views, but there is no real video showing workers removing Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center
A video shows a worker going up to the facade of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts, which now also bears the name of President Donald J. Trump. The worker removes the “J.”
Onlookers below cheer and applaud. Then, the rest of Trump’s name comes down.
That May 31 video gained more than 725,000 views on X, and it was shared on other social media platforms. “Trump’s name permanently ripped off the Kennedy Center – is the ultimate humiliation of @realDonaldTrump,” the X caption read.
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