A viral video claiming to show President Trump waking himself up with an audible fart during a White House announcement was digitally altered, according to Snopes, which traced the sound effect to a YouTube compilation titled 'Top 10 fart meme sound effects.' The original footage came from a May 11 White House event on maternal healthcare featuring Dr. Mehmet Oz discussing fertility policy alongside a reference to Sen. Katie Britt.
Trump's eyes do appear closed for several seconds in the clip, though Snopes noted he doesn't display the head-drooping typically associated with prior instances of him seeming to doze off. Australian comedian James Kennedy, who regularly posts fart-sound-edited videos of Trump officials, could not be confirmed as the creator of this particular clip; a TikTok user who may have posted it first has not responded to inquiries.
Snopes emailed the White House to ask if it wished to comment on the ongoing genre of fart-noise-edited presidential footage and had not received a response.
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