Warning issued over viral clip of Donald Trump 'talking about World War III'
Topics: Donald Trump, News, Politics, Social Media, TikTok, US News, World News, Iran
Rhianna Benson
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Topics: Donald Trump, News, Politics, Social Media, TikTok, US News, World News, Iran
Amid increasing political tensions in the Middle East, new viral audio of Donald Trump seemingly saying he's 'just not really feeling' World War III has come with a vital warning.
It comes less than a week after Israel launched a missile attack on Iran in the midst of the ongoing crisis in Gaza, after which Iran began firing its own missiles back.
Days later, the US president issued a concerning response, calling for Iran's 'unconditional surrender' and publicly considering the possibility of assassinating the Supreme Leader of Tehran (an area of the country).
The 79-year-old also admitted 'I may do it, I may not do it', when asked if he'd consider joining the conflict, leaving many Americans both scared and confused.
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Naturally, therefore, when audio of 'Trump' appearing to shut down the prospect of warfare began doing the rounds online, many were relieved.
"We should skip it, I don't know. I'm just not feeling it. World War III, folks. Hard pass," the voice could be heard declaring.
The full-length audio continued: "We've got enough going on Stateside. We've got the No Kings riots set to kick off this weekend. No Kings - we like kings actually, folks.
"We like one king in particular, quite frankly, the king of kings, our Lord and Saviour. I don't know, maybe you've heard of him.
"With that being said, God bless, goodnight and good luck."
However, a warning has since been issued in regards to the authenticity of the audio recording, after a batch of tech gurus clocked that Trump's voice had been made using AI.
The POTUS has never made such a statement in real life - and if anything, after Trump last night set a two-week deadline to decide whether the US will join Israel’s war with Iran (as per The Guardian), it doesn't sound like he's ready to dismiss the possibility of WWIII any time soon.
Warning: The clip below has been made using AI.
Attempting to make their followers aware of the computer-generated audio, one TikTok user wrote online: "Isn't it insane that this is AI but 90% of people didn't realise because this genuinely sounds like something Trump would say."
And while some of their blindsided followers were left fearful of the fact that the US president hasn't yet dismissed war in reality, others were preoccupied by the fact they'd been duped by highly-sophisticated artificial intelligence.
"Wait... I fell for this hard I thought it was real till I sae this vid. This is terrifying lowkey," one admitted.
Another wrote: "Yall this is a prime example why research is important! Don’t rely on social media for your news!"
Someone else penned: "AHHHHHHHHHH I am actually disgusted that I didn’t catch this as ai, my last straw frfr."
The US' latest update on the conflict came last night (19 June), when White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt read a message directly from Trump.
"Based on the fact that there's a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future, I will make my decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks," it said.
Iranian officials previously issued a warning to the president, claiming that America's involvement in Middle Eastern battles could risk another great war.
The country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei told Al Jazeera: "Any American intervention would be a recipe for an all-out war in the region."