A video genuinely depicts U.S. President Donald Trump waking himself up with a flatulent sound during a May 11, 2026, maternal healthcare briefing in the Oval Office.
In August 2026, social media users widely circulated footage that purportedly captured U.S. President Donald Trump jolting awake from a loud gas expulsion while seated during an official White House event.
As one prominent example, a user on X shared (archived) the clip alongside the caption, “Trump wakes himself up after audible fart during White House briefing.”
The footage appeared across multiple other platforms, including Facebook (archived), Instagram (archived), TikTok (archived), X (archived), and YouTube (archived), prompting numerous inquiries from curious readers.
An analysis of the media revealed that an audio effect was artificially added to the recording. Specifically, a popular YouTube compilation titled “Top 10 fart meme sound effects” contains the exact audio snippet at the 0:16 mark. Consequently, the claim has been rated as entirely fabricated.
Throughout the broadcasted moment, Trump’s eyes are seen partially or fully closed for a brief period, but he does not exhibit the gradual head nods or other overt signs of drowsiness documented in previous, genuine instances where he appeared to doze off during official proceedings.
The underlying visual stems from a longer broadcast featuring Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. During a White House maternal healthcare announcement on May 11, 2026, Oz spoke and mentioned Republican Senator Katie Britt of Alabama. The exact segment utilized in the altered meme begins at the 20:24 mark of the official livestream:
Inquiries were sent to the White House to determine if the administration wished to comment on the circulation of digitally altered media involving fabricated audio effects, and updates will be provided should a response be issued.
Investigating the Origin
The viral video features the recognizable voice of Dr. Oz from his former daytime talk program, though Oz himself is cropped out of the short social media clips. In the audio, he references the name “Katie” — pointing to Sen. Britt — alongside the word “fertility.”
A targeted Google search for the keywords “Katie,” “Dr. Mehmet Oz,” “Oval Office,” and “fertility” quickly surfaced the May 11 press event as the primary source material.
To pinpoint the inserted audio, researchers deduced that the creator likely pulled a widely accessible sound bite from search engines. A search for “fart sound effect” led straight to the aforementioned compilation video where the matching audio file is indexed.
A reverse media lookup points toward TikTok user @brilliant.gomez as a potential source for the earliest shared iteration of the altered file on August 7 (archived). Attempts were made to reach out to the account holder regarding the creation of the post.
Australian content creator and podcaster James Kennedy is well-known for producing similar satirical videos featuring Trump and other administration officials with dubbed flatulence noises, with recent examples published as late as August 10.
A review of Kennedy’s active feeds across Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and TikTok did not immediately yield this specific Oval Office clip, indicating another creator may have been responsible. Inquiries have been directed to Kennedy to clarify his potential involvement.
Previous investigations by this publication have covered similar comedic edits, including a separate altered clip falsely portraying Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a Pentagon briefing.