Trump went quiet over Easter weekend. The internet filled in the blanks with AI, old video and rumor.
Posts pointing to road closures, an old video and an AI-generated image spread widely, leading to speculation about President Trump’s health
Some people spent Easter weekend looking for eggs with their families. And some speculated on social media that President Donald Trump’s health had taken a turn for the worse.
There is no evidence Trump was sick or hospitalized over the weekend. But social media users resurrected old outdated video and an image generated by artificial intelligence to support the claim.
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