The White House said that President Donald Trump has a common vein condition. Some TikTokkers apparently heard something more dire.
“The White House just announced that Trump only has four days left,” one narrator said in a July 19 TikTok. “Trump’s cancer is getting worse — people are posting these pictures of his ankles. Swollen ankles is the symptom of chronic venous insufficiency.”
The TikTok included a screenshot of a CNN chyron about the White House’s July 17 announcement of Trump’s diagnosis: chronic venous insufficiency. The TikTok user described swelling in Trump’s legs as “whatever,” but characterized the overall condition as “pretty bad.”
Other TikTok users posted news clips about the White House announcement and included text that read, “Donald Trump has 4 days left.”
We weren’t sure when to start the clock with some of these TikTok warnings — four days from White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s news conference, or four days from the various days the videos appeared on social media?
It doesn’t matter either way, medical experts said. The dire warnings about Trump’s health were not premised in facts about chronic venous insufficiency.
Leavitt’s announcement about Trump’s condition followed speculation about the cause of Trump’s swollen legs and bruising on his hand.
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