Trump shares Truth Social video compilation of lion attacks on people (Oct. 13, 2026)

Case

On Oct. 13, 2026, a roughly 25-second video compiling several separate clips of lions attacking people appeared on the verified @realDonaldTrump Truth Social account, per a screen recording made at about 4:58-4:59 PM ET. No caption was visible, and it is not yet established whether the clips are real or AI-generated, who originally compiled them, or whether the post is an original upload or a repost.

What was posted (Oct. 13, 2026)
A screen recording captured at about 4:58-4:59 PM ET on Oct. 13, 2026 shows a video on truthsocial.com under the verified Donald J. Trump account, roughly 25 seconds long, with a replay button at the end.
The video is a compilation of at least five separate clips of lions and people in different settings, including a zoo interior with a shattered glass enclosure wall, an outdoor zoo enclosure, a fenced dusty area, and a grassy outdoor area. In one clip a lion lunges at a man in dark clothing.
No caption or on-screen text from the poster was visible in the recording.

Authenticity of the clips (unresolved)
No source located so far confirms the origin of any clip in the compilation or whether anyone in them was killed or survived.
Fact-checkers have documented a wave of AI-generated lion-attack videos circulating since 2025, so some or all of the clips could be synthetic; this is context, not a finding about this post.
ScamAdviser judged a similar viral clip of a lion breaking zoo glass and attacking a visitor to be 'highly likely' AI-generated. That clip shows a woman rather than the man in a green uniform seen here, so it is a lead, not a confirmed match.
Whether the clips are real or synthetic does not change the fact that the video appeared on the verified @realDonaldTrump account on Oct. 13, 2026.

Related coverage (added Oct. 14, 2026)
Euronews reports that on Oct. 13, 2026 Trump also posted a real clip of a man being attacked by a tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park (the man died, per police) and a separate clip of apparently AI-generated footage of people attacked by big cats. Euronews does not mention lions, so it is not established that its description matches this compilation.

Research notes
Open leads: (1) Check trumpstruth.org archive for post ID 117435356165640404 once captured and add as a reference. (2) Reverse-image-search key frames to identify the original clips and compiler. (3) Confirm whether the post is a ReTruth and any caption. (4) Add news coverage when it appears. (5) The user's screen recording is held as primary evidence; the post could be deleted. (6) Context to consider linking: Feb. 2026 deleted post of a video depicting the Obamas as apes, and his other AI-video posts. Do not characterize the footage as deaths or as AI until verified.

Note
Authenticity of the clips (real vs. AI-generated), their original source, and whether this was an original post or a repost are not yet established; no outlet had reported on the post at the time of capture.

Sources
[1] Truth Social (@realDonaldTrump) — post 117435356165640404 (https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/117435356165640404) · 2026-10-13
[2] ScamAdviser — Lion broke the glass cage and attacked the woman in zoo? Real or fake viral clip (https://www.scamadviser.com/articles/lion-broke-the-glass-cage-and-attack-the-woman-in-zoo-real-or-fake-viral-clip) · 2025-11-19
[3] Africa Check — Shocking lion attack turns into heartwarming hug? Why you should care about badly made AI-generated videos (https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/meta-programme-fact-checks/shocking-lion-attack-turns-heartwarming-hug-why-you-should) · 2026-01
[4] Euronews — Trump faces backlash after posting 'sick' video of UK man killed by tiger (https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/14/trump-faces-backlash-after-posting-sick-video-of-uk-man-killed-by-tiger) · 2026-10-14

Connections

Same context — Trump and White House post video of fatal tiger attack on UK man (Oct. 13, 2026)
Both involve big-cat attack videos posted to Trump's Truth Social on Oct. 13, 2026; the lion draft may be part of the same posting spree (not confirmed).

Same actor — Trump's documented degrading and dehumanizing statements about people (hub)
Same account and pattern of provocative Truth Social posting; the user flagged this as another example of his conduct, but the post itself carries no caption yet, so no intent is asserted.