US President Donald Trump on Saturday shared an artificially generated video of himself endorsing a so-called “medbed” health system, a concept rooted in conspiracy theories. The clip, which has since been deleted, was designed to look like a Fox News broadcast hosted by his daughter-in-law, Lara Trump. No such programme has ever aired on the network.
In the AI-generated segment, Lara Trump declared: “Breaking. Now, President Donald J. Trump has announced a historic new health care system . The launch of America's first med bed hospitals, and a national Med bed card for every citizen.”
The video then showed Trump’s likeness promising: “Every American will soon receive their own med bed card. With it, you'll have guaranteed access to our new hospitals, led by the top doctors in the nation. Equipped with the most advanced technology in the world, these facilities are safe, modern and designed to restore every citizen to full health and strength. This is the beginning of a new era in American healthcare.”
The segment also featured Lara Trump claiming that only a limited number of “med bed cards” would be available in the first phase, with details to follow.
What is the medbed conspiracy?
The “medbed” conspiracy theory claims that governments and militaries are secretly hiding advanced healing technology capable of curing diseases, reversing ageing, and even regenerating limbs. The idea grew from QAnon-related groups, with some followers insisting such devices have kept John F. Kennedy Jr. alive.
Believers say medbeds use futuristic tools such as ions, terahertz light waves, AI and quantum technology, while some go as far as to suggest alien origins. Proponents also argue Big Pharma and wealthy elites already possess the devices but deliberately withhold them.
The New York Times and Rolling Stone have reported that companies are cashing in on the hype, selling expensive devices and “medbed cards” online that promise access to healing technology. Tesla BioHealing, a US-based company, markets devices it says provide “life force energy” but admits its products are not FDA-approved to treat illnesses. The FDA has already issued warnings over alleged regulatory violations.
Experts, including disinformation analysts, have dismissed the concept as pseudoscience. As one told the BBC: “It’s really hard to define something that doesn’t exist.”
In the AI-generated segment, Lara Trump declared: “Breaking. Now, President Donald J. Trump has announced a historic new health care system . The launch of America's first med bed hospitals, and a national Med bed card for every citizen.”
The video then showed Trump’s likeness promising: “Every American will soon receive their own med bed card. With it, you'll have guaranteed access to our new hospitals, led by the top doctors in the nation. Equipped with the most advanced technology in the world, these facilities are safe, modern and designed to restore every citizen to full health and strength. This is the beginning of a new era in American healthcare.”
The segment also featured Lara Trump claiming that only a limited number of “med bed cards” would be available in the first phase, with details to follow.
What is the medbed conspiracy?
The “medbed” conspiracy theory claims that governments and militaries are secretly hiding advanced healing technology capable of curing diseases, reversing ageing, and even regenerating limbs. The idea grew from QAnon-related groups, with some followers insisting such devices have kept John F. Kennedy Jr. alive.
Believers say medbeds use futuristic tools such as ions, terahertz light waves, AI and quantum technology, while some go as far as to suggest alien origins. Proponents also argue Big Pharma and wealthy elites already possess the devices but deliberately withhold them.
The New York Times and Rolling Stone have reported that companies are cashing in on the hype, selling expensive devices and “medbed cards” online that promise access to healing technology. Tesla BioHealing, a US-based company, markets devices it says provide “life force energy” but admits its products are not FDA-approved to treat illnesses. The FDA has already issued warnings over alleged regulatory violations.
Experts, including disinformation analysts, have dismissed the concept as pseudoscience. As one told the BBC: “It’s really hard to define something that doesn’t exist.”
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