Does this video clip show Jon Stewart making "a savage reply to Trump's India tariff?" No, that's not true: The video clip posted on social media is not real. The video about Trump's India tariff was posted during the time when Stewart's "The Daily Show" was on summer break.
The 28-second video appeared in a post on X (archived here) on Aug. 17, 2025 where it was published by @Thodahasle34127. It was captioned:
Jon Stewart's savage reply to Trump's India tariff 🔥🔥🇮🇳
#TrumpTariffs
This is how the video in the post appeared on X at the time of writing:
(Image Source: Lead Stories screenshot of video on X)
Text captioning above the video reads:
Business bulletins
@business_bulletins
Jon Stewart's savage reply to Trump's India tariff
Although there is no @business_bulletins account on X, there is one on YouTube -- and the fake Jon Stewart video (archived here) was posted there on Aug. 14, 2025. (pictured below). The video has a disclosure notice visible in the lower right corner (circled in red) which says, "Altered or synthetic content." Another disclaimer can be found in the description (below right) which states:
How this content was made
Altered or synthetic content
Sound or visuals were significantly edited or digitally generated.
(Image Source: Lead Stories screenshot of @business_bulletins video on YouTube)
The Daily Show was on summer break through the month of August, as advertised in this Comedy Central promo (archived here).
(Image Source: Lead Stories screenshot of @GrasshalmClips video on YouTube)
Lead Stories reached out to Comedy Central for comment and will update this article if we receive a reply.
