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The White House was hacked? Fact-checking X, Instagram post sparks Iran war speculation

this White House posted a video on Instagram and X handle. However, the nature of the post sparked speculation as to whether the social media account had been hacked.

A view of the White House amid speculation about a social media hack. (X/@White House)

The video shows the screen going black before the notification sound is heard. Then, some images, albeit distorted and illegible, appear in the clip. Video incoherence Donald Trump The administration has fueled speculation that White House social media accounts were hacked.

White House social media hacked? Post sparks heated discussion

Some people reacted to the posts and wondered whether the accounts had been hacked.

“Has the White House been hacked?” one person ask On X, share videos simultaneously. other additional “The White House X office account posted this weird thing 45 minutes ago. Were they hacked?”.

Another one explain “The official White House account has either a) been hacked or b) announced something via a cryptic message like fucking WWE. We’re not really a country anymore. This is embarrassing on so many levels.”

Law enforcement has been wary of the possibility of attacks on home soil amid the ongoing war with Iran and in the wake of Israeli and U.S. strikes that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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However, there is no indication that the White House account has been hacked.

Grok fact-checked these claims explain “The White House “‘s short clip, which appears to be a test of their new text alert system (45470 for USA). It comes up with this black screen version with a voice emoji. Staff error, not a violation. Commonly seen in rushed social event testing.”

However, the White House has yet to provide any clarification on the article.

Meanwhile, another page speculative “Both of these videos were also posted on the White House’s Instagram, suggesting that this was not some accident or hack, and that these videos, whatever their implications, were intentionally shared by the Trump administration.”

One person also took a still photo from the clip and shared their observations.

“Second mysterious video from the White House – distorted footage of the American flag at night with glitchy artifacts,” they noted. The purpose of these clips is unclear.

White House removes ‘Coming Soon’ clip

The posts sparked speculation after a White House account uploaded strange content again. One woman can be heard saying “It’s coming out soon, right?”. Social media profiles speculated whether the person could be White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt.

However, the video has now been deleted from the White House account.

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