Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Published 4:00 AM CentralClaim check
From the day's Comms chatterWhat's going around
Videos show President Trump announcing a 90-day nationwide power blackout and pointing people to a crypto token to profit from it.
Spreading on Facebook reels and Instagram, from accounts Snopes says appear to be part of a coordinated effort (one posted Nov 6)
What the record says
- Videos Snopes: AI altered Trump's voice and lips over real clips to pitch 'Power Reserve' crypto tokens.
- Blackout Snopes found no such announcement and no credible report of a nationwide outage.
- 90 days Reports say FORTRESS aims for bases to last 90 days on their own; Snopes could not verify that.
Bottom lineFake. AI-altered scam videos.
Sources
Snopes: Are videos showing Trump announcing 90-day blackout real? (Nov 10)Snopes via Yahoo: Fake videos show Trump announcing 90-day blackout, promoting crypto tokens (Nov 10)Fox10: Is a 90-day blackout coming? What the military's readiness initiative means (Nov 5)Snopes: What we know about the Pentagon's FORTRESS initiative
This claim was checked in the Wednesday, November 11, 2026 report.
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