Trump's Second-Term Playbook: Fake News, AI, and Attacks on Critics

France 24's fact-checking segment reports that since returning to the White House, Donald Trump has continued spreading false and misleading claims while using AI-generated images and videos to attack Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and Pope Leo, and to glorify himself as a king, superhero, or pope. A Reuters review found he mentioned Biden about 900 times between returning to office and September 2026. The White House has also shared AI memes, stating the Constitution does not ban "banger memes." Trump has restricted access for CNN, Politico, and MS NOW, and personally attacked journalists who challenge him.