Is a video of President Trump in the Oval Office saying Antifa is "very gay looking, very unathletic, very unlovable" authentic? No, that's not true: The video is an AI-altered version of Trump's May 5, 2025, appearance with NFL officials to announce that the 2027 NFL Draft will be held in Washington, D.C. The rant is not in the original video.
The claim appeared in a post (archived here) shared on X by @MaverickDarby on May 6, 2025, under the title "Trump just hit a new level of unfiltered...This feels like vintage Trump on steroids. Unreal.". It opened:
No offense, but she's repulsive and disgusting woman through and through. But as I was saying, I can't tell who's crazier these days, the mental patient sent to us by every Third World hell hole on the planet or a homegrown George Soros funded terrorists, Antifa, I believe they call it. Very bad people, some of the worst. They've got little trashcan riot shields, very gay looking, very unathletic, very unlovable. I was telling a friend of mine the other day, I bet these people won't take their call. No phone calls from the terrorist is what the dad say. Maybe even a mom That's the consensus.
This is what the post looked like at the time of writing:
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This full video of the Oval Office event does show President Trump straying from the topic of the NFL when responding to reporters' questions, but you will not find the clip about Antifa:
The section of the full video used for the fake version appears to be starting just over 16 minutes into the original (although at a slightly different angle than the video above.) Note in these screenshots below you will see the same moment that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is looking toward Trump, Trump's eyes are almost closed, and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is touching her forehead. This first one is from 16:39 in the video. You can see from the transcript that the president is talking about deporting undocumented immigrants.
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In a similar screenshot from the 26th second of the fake video you see the commissioner, the president, and the mayor in the same pose.
(Source: Screenshot of X.com made by Lead Stories)
Closely and repeatedly viewing the fake version also reveals unnatural lip movements on the president's face.
