Internet Outrage Erupts Over Trump’s AI ‘MedBed’ Conspiracy Video

Former US President Donald Trump sparked a wave of online controversy on Monday after posting what appeared to be an AI-generated video in which he promised every American access to futuristic “MedBed” hospitals—a claim rooted in a long-debunked conspiracy theory.

The deepfake video, initially posted on Saturday on Trump’s Truth Social account and subsequently deleted, was styled as a Fox News segment. It featured his daughter-in-law Lara Trump promoting a fictitious White House launch of a “historic new healthcare system.”

In the clip, Trump supposedly announced from the Oval Office that: “Every American will soon receive their own MedBed card,” granting access to “new hospitals led by the top doctors” and “equipped with the most advanced technology.”

The issue? No such hospitals exist.

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Noelle Cook, researcher and author of The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging, questioned the influence of such claims: “How do you bring people back to a shared reality when those in power keep stringing them along?”

Trump removed the post without explanation. The White House did not respond immediately to AFP’s request for comment.

Conspiracy expert Mike Rothschild noted: “The next time Trump takes questions, I hope someone asks why he shared—and deleted—an AI slop video touting ‘MedBed hospitals’ that will instantly cure illnesses. Did he think it was funny? Or real?”

Even after deletion, archived versions of the video circulated widely across social media, without disclosure that it was AI-generated.

Merchandise tied to the video also appeared online, including ‘Trump MedBed’ gold cards priced between $599 and $4,999. The cards, marketed by a Delaware-based company, bore Trump’s image alongside the slogan “Save America”, and were promoted as a “perfect gift for Patriots and Trump supporters.”

Matthew Gertz, senior fellow at Media Matters, criticised the post: “If ‘MedBed’ technology were real, it would be the greatest medical advance in generations. Trump should explain why he suggested it was real through a channel he uses for major policy announcements, and why he deleted it afterwards.”

Fox News confirmed to The Verge that the segment never aired on any Fox News platform.

Trump has a history of promoting conspiracy theories and unfounded medical claims.

• Last week, he urged pregnant women to avoid Tylenol, citing an unproven link to autism.
• He also suggested altering standard baby vaccination protocols, despite scientific evidence.

The World Health Organization (WHO) dismissed these claims, affirming that neither Tylenol nor vaccines have been shown to cause autism.