Post Shared by X 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has released a video statement claiming that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris killed Peanut the squirrel.
Oh, and Trump released a video of the Biden-Harris administration killing Squirrel Peanut. pic.twitter.com/sbF50SttBC
— MAGA Elvis 🇺🇸 (@BenStanton77) November 2, 2024
Verdict: False
It was New York state, not the Biden administration, that euthanized Peanut. The owner of the X account later confirmed that the video was generated by AI.
Fact check:
Peanut, the squirrel who became a social media sensation, has been euthanized due to rabies concerns. October 30th. Peanut’s compatriot Fred is a raccoon. was also euthanized.
Social media users claim that President Trump released a video statement claiming that Biden and Harris killed Peanut the squirrel. 1 user I wrote“Trump released a video of the Biden-Harris administration killing Peanut the squirrel.”
That claim is false. There is no evidence Regarding President Trump’s official video statement about Squirrel Peanuts. (Related: Video of President Trump eating French fries at McDonald’s was generated by AI)
in Separate postthe owner of the X account that uploaded the video confirmed that the video was generated by AI. of read the caption“A complete AI video library. Got it!!” the creator says in the video. Maybe New York shouldn’t have killed poor Peanut and Fred, then they wouldn’t feel the need to deal with it. ”
of post They claim Biden and Harris are responsible for Peanut’s death. This claim is also false. of new york state The decision to euthanize Peanut and Fred was not made by the Biden administration.
Check Your Fact has reached out to the Trump campaign and Polishchuk for comment.
