Did Fox News' "Hannity" guests react to Donald Trump's stumbling entry into a garbage truck with calls for cognitive testing and medical records? No, that's not true: "The Daily Show," which satirizes the news, created the footage. It took authentic clips from Fox News' "Hannity" show on February 4, 2017, where guests Dr. Ben Carson, Dr. Marc Siegel and Dr. David Samadi discussed Hillary Clinton's health, and redirected those remarks to Trump's garbage truck photo-op.
The claim appeared in a video (archived here) posted on TikTok on November 1, 2024. The text overlay said:
FOX NEWS FINALLY SEEING IT TOO!
This is what the post looked like on TikTok at the time of writing:
(Source: TikTok screenshot taken on Mon Nov 4 21:59:38 2024 UTC)
"The Daily Show," Comedy Central's satirical news talk show, created the video (archived here). Some social media users then shared it, omitting to mention it was not a real segment from Fox News' Hannity show. On October 31, 2024, "The Daily Show" posted on X:
Fox News freaking out about Hillary's health in 2016 but make the footage Trump
This is what the post looked like at the time of writing:
(Source: X screenshot taken on Mon Nov 4 22:56:26 2024 UTC)
The fake video took clips from an authentic "Hannity" segment (archived here) that was aired on February 4, 2017, when guests Dr. Ben Carson, Dr. Marc Siegel and Dr. David Samadi discussed Hillary Clinton's health. It redirected those remarks at Trump struggling to board a garbage truck.
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