Overview

• On July 26 President Trump reposted on Truth Social a digitally altered photo of the 1994 O.J. Simpson Bronco chase showing Obama in a white Bronco pursued by vehicles bearing Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance’s faces.
• The meme originally appeared on Donald Trump Jr.’s Instagram account four days earlier and was shared by the president without additional commentary.
• Fact-checkers confirmed the meme was created from Al Schaben’s June 17, 1994, Los Angeles Times photograph and digitally altered to insert Obama, Trump and a caricature of Vance.
• The repost followed an AI-generated deepfake video on Truth Social depicting Obama’s arrest in the Oval Office by FBI agents.
• The portrayal of a long-haired, baby-faced J.D. Vance trailing behind Obama drew unexpected viral attention.