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Trump on social media reports questioning his health: ‘It’s fake news’<\/p>\n
President Donald Trump responded Tuesday to social media reports questioning his health after going two days without holding a news conference.<\/p>\n
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On Sept. 27, President Donald Trump<\/a> shared an apparently AI-generated<\/a> video of himself promoting a cure-all “medbed” \u2013 a medical conspiracy theory<\/a>.<\/p>\n The video, which has since been deleted from his Truth Social account, resembled a Fox News segment on the show hosted by the president\u2019s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, but it never aired on the network.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cEvery American will soon receive their own medbed card,\u201d said the AI rendering of Trump.<\/p>\n But much like the mock news report, \u201cmedbeds\u201d don\u2019t actually exist.\u00a0<\/p>\n The \u201cmedbed\u201d conspiracy has roots in the QAnon movement and falsely claims that cure-all medical beds exist and are being kept from the public.\u00a0<\/p>\n This moment is a reminder that medical misinformation can run rampant on social media, and it’s important to be watchful for AI-generated content \u2212 even when posts come from prominent public figures or seemingly verified sources. It’s true that recent innovations in health technology have prompted wellness and longevity movements, but \u201cmedbeds\u201d are not one of these new treatments.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n According to a 2024 poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation<\/a>, most Americans encounter false health information online, and many are unsure whether it is accurate.<\/p>\n People should learn to recognize the difference between accidental misinformation and intentional disinformation, experts explained.<\/p>\n Medical misinformation shared online has real-life consequences<\/p>\n Nearly 70% of doctors polled said they think patient trust declined<\/a> from 2020 to 2022, but only 21% of Americans said the same, according to a 2023 poll<\/a>.<\/p>\n “Misinformation isn’t a point of view, it does actual harm,” Brian Castrucci, president of the de Beaumont Foundation, the public health philanthropy that commissioned the poll, previously told USA TODAY. “It’s hurting physicians. It’s hurting medical practice. And it’s hurting the American public.”<\/p>\n For example, during the height of the pandemic, some people with autoimmune disease couldn’t get their prescription hydroxychloroquine<\/a> because so many others were misled to believe it could help fight COVID-19, Castrucci said.<\/p>\n While the poll focused on COVID, Castrucci said it goes well beyond the pandemic.\u00a0<\/p>\n Most doctors and the public get their information online, but they look for somewhat different sources. The vast majority of doctors said they trust medical or scientific journals, internet searches and colleagues, while other adults mainly put their faith in internet searches. These general internet searches can pull up an array of posts and websites, not just trusted, verified sources.<\/p>\n Castrucci has type 2 diabetes and said he often sees ads on social media for “Diabetes Cures!” even though there aren’t any.<\/p>\n Social media has made it easier to spread medical misinformation “not from town to town but to millions with one click,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n