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Trump shares AI tiger video after fatal attack

Former president posted a clip of himself wrestling a tiger days after a man died in an enclosure.

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Trump shares AI tiger video after fatal attack

What this story says

  • Donald Trump shared an AI-generated video of himself wrestling a tiger on his Truth Social account.
  • William Chapman died after entering a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park.
  • The family of William Chapman has asked that images of the incident not be distributed.
  • The White House's 'Rapid Response 47' account also shared the video clip.

Who covered it

Left 36%(25)Centre 44%(31)Right 20%(16)

Percentages are shares of the 72 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 47 of the 119 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

61/100

Hype

68/100

119 sources · methodology

Donald Trump shared an AI-generated video on his Truth Social account depicting him wrestling a tiger. This occurred days after William Chapman died following an incident where he entered a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. The family of Mr Chapman has requested that images of the event not be shared.

The AI video shows a digital version of Trump overpowering a tiger. It was posted on Truth Social, accompanied by the caption "Don’t ever mess with nature!". The White House's 'Rapid Response 47' account also shared the video clip.

Disagreement on video content

BoredPanda reported that the AI video showed an AI-generated version of Donald Trump confronting a tiger on a lush green lawn, with Trump wagging his finger at the cat before running after it and overpowering it. In contrast, La Dépêche du Midi stated the AI video showed Trump befriending a tiger, and Le Figaro reported it showed Trump sympathising with a tiger. Protothema reported Trump was seen hunting and hugging the animal, and in another video likening himself to a lion and his political opponents to hyenas. Antena3.ro reported Trump was seen playing with a tiger. Nin.rs stated the video was a processing of the video from the zoo when William Chapman entered the cage with the tiger.

Omissions

None of the left-rated reports mention the White House's 'Rapid Response 47' account sharing the video clip. None of the right-rated reports mention the AI video depicting Donald Trump wrestling a tiger, focusing instead on the family's request regarding images of the incident.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 5 times, most recently on 14 Oct 2026, 12:00, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

25 rated outlets

  • Left-rated reports focused on the timing of Trump's AI video post, occurring shortly after the death of William Chapman. BoredPanda highlighted that "Even MAGA Turns On Trump Over 'Disgusting' Tiger Video Just After Yorkshire Tragedy," and noted that "Netizens were disturbed by the video, which came days after William Chapman lost his life in a tiger attack." The outlet quoted one commenter saying, "Dear Sir. You have sunk to a new low” by “exploiting” the passing of a young man. Newser reported that "Trump Shares Graphic Video From UK Tiger Attack" and that the "president’s social media spree following the tragedy sparked a furious backlash." Le Huffington Post's headline stated, "Donald Trump Takes Advantage of This Diverse Fact to Make a Lunar Appeal in Favor of Nature," and Novinky.cz reported, "Trump Mocks Man Mauled by Tiger in England."

Centre

31 rated outlets

  • Centre-rated reports highlighted the backlash and criticism Trump received for his posts. CTV News reported that "Trump, White House post video of man being killed by tiger" and that the posts "sparking backlash on social media." The Press and Gazette Herald reported that "Family of man killed by tiger criticise online content as Trump posts videos," and that the family said "deeply offensive media content is causing them severe distress." Euronews stated, "Trump faces backlash over 'sick' video of UK man killed by tiger." Telegraph & Argus noted, "Family pay tribute to man killed by tiger as Donald Trump posts about death."

Right

16 rated outlets

  • Right-rated reports focused on the family's request not to share images of the incident. Reformatorisch Dagblad's headline read, "Relatives After Trump Post: Do Not Share Footage of Tiger Incident." The Straits Times reported, "Family of UK tiger attack victim urges end to video sharing after Trump posts footage." Cyprus Mail also reported that the family "urged people to stop sharing footage of the attack, saying it was causing them severe distress, after US President Donald Trump posted a video of the incident on social media." Protothema's headline was, "Trump Uploaded an AI Video of Himself Playing with a Tiger, Hours After Footage of the Deadly Attack in Britain Was Released."

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Trump shares AI tiger video after fatal attack?
Of the 72 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 36% are rated left, 44% are rated centre, 20% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 119. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Trump shares AI tiger video after fatal attack left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 72 rated outlets on this story, 36% are rated left, 44% are rated centre, 20% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of Trump shares AI tiger video after fatal attack biased?
Trump shares AI tiger video after fatal attack is one event reported by 119 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which outlets covered Trump shares AI tiger video after fatal attack?
119 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What happened at Yorkshire Wildlife Park?
William Chapman died after entering a tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. The incident occurred on 10 October, and police responded to reports of a man entering the "Land of the Tigers" exhibit.
What did Donald Trump post on social media?
Donald Trump shared an AI-generated video of himself wrestling a tiger on his Truth Social account. He also posted footage of the actual incident where William Chapman was attacked by a tiger.
What has the family of William Chapman said?
The family of William Chapman has asked that images of the incident not be distributed, stating that "deeply offensive media content is causing them severe distress."
Did any other official accounts share the video?
Yes, the White House's 'Rapid Response 47' account also shared the AI-generated video clip of Donald Trump wrestling a tiger.

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