A viral video claiming that U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ban on Tesla vehicle production in the United States has been identified as an AI-generated deepfake.
The video, which surfaced on social media platforms including Instagram and TikTok, portrays Trump criticizing Tesla and its CEO, Elon Musk, with exaggerated and inflammatory statements.
Fact-checking by Bestlagos confirmed the video’s inauthenticity, noting its satirical tone and lack of credible evidence supporting any such ban.
No official statements or policy announcements from the Trump administration corroborate the claims made in the video.
Instead, recent tensions between Trump and Musk stem from disagreements over a Republican-backed bill, but no evidence suggests a Tesla production ban.
