Trump shares AI-generated deepfake video of Obama arrest
Donald Trump posted an AI-generated video on Truth Social depicting former President Barack Obama being arrested by the FBI in the Oval Office and imprisoned. The deepfake video was shared to support political narratives about his Democratic opponents during a period when Tulsi Gabbard was making allegations against the Obama administration.
What happened
On July 20, 2025, Donald Trump posted a 45-second AI-generated video to Truth Social showing former U.S. President Barack Obama being arrested by FBI agents in the Oval Office.
The video depicts Obama being handcuffed, led away while Trump stands laughing beside him, and then shown in a prison cell wearing an orange inmate uniform. The video concludes with text stating 'no one is above the law.'
Reported impact
The video was posted amid new allegations from former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard against the Obama administration, which she claimed had politicized intelligence about Russian interference in the 2016 election.
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Sources and evidence
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