Overview
- Rumors that the president was hospitalized spread online after the White House called a press lid at 11:08 a.m. Saturday, which told reporters no public events were planned for the rest of the day.
- Officials rejected the claims, with the Rapid Response 47 account urging people to “fear not” and communications director Steven Cheung saying the president was working in the White House and Oval Office.
- A CBS News producer posted a photo of a Marine sentry at the West Wing door, which by long tradition signals the president is in the Oval Office, giving reporters a visible cue of his location.
- Fact‑checks showed the widely shared motorcade clip was old footage from 2024 after the Butler assassination attempt, not evidence of a Saturday hospital run.
- Coverage noted the president stayed active on Truth Social and highlighted prior health disclosures and the Iran conflict as context for why the false claims gained traction so quickly.