A few days ago, a corner of the political world became gripped by the idea that President Donald Trump had died. There was no evidence, of course, and the president is alive today. But that didn’t stop the talk.

who is perhaps the most visible, accessible president in history, was not seen by the press for a couple of days at the White House . That was all it took for social media posters to get to work. They pieced together reports about bruises on the president’s right hand, the result of shaking thousands of hands, and swelling in his ankles, said to be the result of chronic venous insufficiency, a condition the president’s doctor calls “benign and common.”

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