President Donald Trump denounced AI on Tuesday a viral video that appears to have white bags appear to be thrown out of the White House window.
Trump's claims came despite US media previously citing White House officials, saying contractors had disposed of the trash during renovations.
“No, it probably generated AI,” Trump told reporters in the oval office when reporters asked about the video.
“In fact, you can't open the windows. Why are they all armored and bulletproof?”
Trump asked journalist Peter Doucy of Fox News to show him the video.
The short clip, which went viral over the weekend, shows a discarded black plastic bag through an open window on the second floor of the White House, a private presidential residence.
After Doucy approached the lecture and showed it to him, the 79-year-old said it was “a little scary.”
But before Trump was asked about it, US media outlets, including The New York Times, cited the White House press office saying the video was authentic, but that showed nothing suspicious.
Instead, contractors were shown doing “regular maintenance” while Trump was away.
Internet rumours were not the only rumours that Trump was forced to unveil Tuesday – he also dismissed a series of social media-driven rumours about his health as “fake news.”
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