President Donald Trump has dismissed a viral video showing an object being thrown from a White House window as "probably AI-generated" despite officials earlier claiming it was a contractor performing routine maintenance.

Trump told reporters gathered in the Oval Office Tuesday that the video has "got to be a fake" because the White House's bullet-proof windows are sealed shut and very heavy.

His assessment came hours after the White House told Newsweek that it was a contractor doing regular maintenance in the President's absence.

Newsweek has approached the White House for further comment via email outside of regular working hours.

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The clip had generated a flurry of speculation at a time when the public was already attuned to concerns about transparency, in the wa

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