Major Controversy Unfolding Involving Donald Trump, iPhones, And The Word “Racist”

A major controversy is unfolding after iPhone users supposedly discovered some curious subliminal messaging involving Donald Trump.

Apple’s voice-to-text feature is under some scrutiny in the wake of a video first surfacing on TikTok and going viral. The clip showed a user voicing the word “racist” and the word “Trump” showing up on the screen before quickly switching to “racist.”

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My dad sent me this video this morning. He told me his friend noticed that when he used speech to text and said “racist,” it briefly changed to “Trump” before changing back. Seems like subliminal messaging to me. I don’t have an iPhone and my phone doesn’t do it. #iphone #Trump #apple #elonmusk #fyp @Anna Matson @Aquarius_Waive @athena @David Gokhshtein @Doxielvr @Hello America @Jason Pargin, author @Jeffery Mead @Jeff Mead @Joe “Pags” Pagliarulo @J.D. Vance @Link Lauren @Tulsi Gabbard @user80861822781

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Several other iPhone users have since tried it for themselves, later reporting the feature does the same for them. 

See the videos below:

CONFIRMED: Apple Replaces the Word "Racist" with "Trump"

Check out @HarrisonHSmith test this "bug" live in-studio!

Tune in for more breaking stories here:https://t.co/GXqODQOFbz pic.twitter.com/LMCOqxVxOJ

— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) February 25, 2025

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EXTREME BREAKING NEWS! I just caught apple carrying out a vicious, subliminal attack on president Trump.

When you voice note the word racist on APPLE text the word Trump pops up and then disappears.

Try it yourself folks, this attack is NEXT LEVEL EVIL. We are surrounded by… pic.twitter.com/XzS9HcI81Y

— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) February 25, 2025

Hey @Apple @tim_cook Why does my iPhone glitch the word Trump when I voice to text the word racist? Don’t believe me, try it! #Apple #iPhone pic.twitter.com/RJvtGtJpLV

— Matt (@MattInMN) February 25, 2025

The folks at FOX News have also claimed to bring up the same results, although it did not happen on every attempt.

“Fox News Digital was able to replicate the issue multiple times,” the outlet reported. “However, “Trump” did not appear every time a user said “racist.” 

According to FOX News, the feature also produced other words like “reinhold” after users said, “racist.”

Apple Has Addressed The Curious Issue Following Several iPhone Users Showing Their Models Bringing Up Donald Trump’s Name For The Word “Racist”

An Apple spokesperson claimed the company was addressing the issue on Tuesday. 

“We are aware of an issue with the speech recognition model that powers Dictation, and we are rolling out a fix as soon as possible,” they said.

The company also said the speech recognition models that aid the voice-to-text function may temporarily show words with some phonetic overlap before landing on the correct word, and that the issue affects other words with the “r” consonant. 

This is not a first for Donald Trump as far as technology sparking controversy. Last September, another viral video showed the Amazon Alexa virtual assistant explaining reasons for voting for former Vice President Kamala Harris but refusing to provide responses for Trump queries.

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