A video is going viral on social media claiming that US President Donald Trump has banned Indian customer representatives in the US.
In the viral video, a reporter asks Trump about a new customer service bill. In response, Trump announces a new executive order banning “foreigners with thick accents” from customer service in the US. The video further shows Trump mocking Indian accents.
Sharing the video, the handle Nasreen Ebrahim wrote, “Disrespectful Comments By Trump For Indians. This is what modi has projected himself and Indians.” (Archived link)
Disrespectful Comments By Trump For Indians
— Nasreen Ebrahim (@EbrahimNasreen) February 21, 2025
This is what modi has projected himself and Indians pic.twitter.com/mKVcttrzVU
Digvijay Singh stated, “Hon Shri @narendramodi ji our @PMOIndia just see what your dear friend @realDonaldTrump thinks of India and Indians. Would you please react? If you can’t shouldn’t your Minister for Foreign Affairs @DrSJaishankar protest to what POTUS calls India the “most poisonous country in the World!!”
Aviator asserted, “What Modi and his Godi media projected India , fake image building gone collapse, disrespectful comments by Trump for Indians.” (Archived link)
What Modi and his Godi media projected India , fake image building gone collapse, disrespectful comments by Trump for Indians . pic.twitter.com/MfTmhjvQ6R
— Aviator (@ProudISI) February 22, 2025
Amoxicillin wrote, “Disrespectful Comments By Trump For Indians. This is what modi has projected himself and Indians.” (Archived link)
Disrespectful Comments By Trump For Indians.
— Amoxicillin (@__Amoxicillin_) February 22, 2025
This is what modi has projected himself and Indians. pic.twitter.com/bBmQPqJ3rV
The video was also shared by other handles like Ashish Cawnpore (Archived link), Tathagata Satpathy (Archived link), and Anirudh Sethi (Archived link).
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Fact Check
During our investigation, we found that the video has a “Faux News” logo at the bottom. Faux News is a play on words, mimicking Fox News, while “faux” means “false” in French. This term is typically associated with misinformation, satire, or misleading content. Additionally, we noticed the text “Sobering Satire” in the video.
When we searched for Sobering Satire on Google, we found its YouTube channel, where the same video had been uploaded.
The About section of Sobering Satire states that it posts conservative political satire.
The video description clearly states that it is a satirical video, not a real statement or policy announcement from Donald Trump. It has been digitally altered, featuring a voice-over by a Trump impersonator, while AI was used to modify the visuals. The video caption reads, “Trump impression & Performance by Clive. A.I. did NOT Write, Speak, or Perform this video. It only masked Clive’s face/performance.”
The voice-over in the video was provided by Michael Clive. On his website, he describes himself as a Voice Artist, Writer, Comedian, Actor, and Producer.
On Sobering Satire, we found many such videos of Trump which has credited Clive for the voice over.
In conclusion, this video is not real; it is a digitally created satirical video and should not be mistaken for an actual statement or policy by Donald Trump.
| Claim | The video shows that US President Trump has banned Indian service representatives in the US. |
| Claimed by | Social media users |
| Fact Check | This video is taken from a YouTube channel called Sobering Satire, which posts conservative political satire. The video is digitally altered. |
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