Fact Check: Are warnings about catastrophic AI risks coming from the same political group Trump described?

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Claimant: Donald Trump (R)


Claim: The people who warned about climate change, the “Russia hoax” and the “Ukraine hoax” are the same people “now saying that AI is going to kill us all.”


Rating: BLATANT LIE


Explanation: Concerns about catastrophic or existential risks from advanced AI are not confined to one political group. Politicians and public figures across the political spectrum have raised such concerns, while some people on the political left have rejected them as alarmist. (politifact.com)


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Date: 09/25/2026


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Last Updated on September 25, 2026 by Media Bias Fact Check