The White House posted a video on its Instagram and X handles, sparking speculations about whether the social media handles had been hacked.
The video showed a dark screen before a notification sound can be heard, followed by distorted and indiscernible images.
Several people reacted to the posts wondering if the accounts had been hacked, with some speculating that the White House was either hacked or sending a cryptic message.
Fears of hacking come amid the ongoing war with Iran and after Israel and US strikes took out their Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.
However, fact-checkers have found that the White House X account was under the current Trump administration, which updated the bio with a direct quote from his 2025 inaugural address.
The post was a test of their new text alert system, which glitched into the black screen version with sound-on emojis.
Staff error, not a breach, was the reason behind the post, according to fact-checkers.
The White House has not provided any clarification about the post, fueling further speculation.
