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Contradicted"Power in America will be down for 90 days. The only Americans who will have electricity during that time will be those who hold the United States Asset Reserve." — words put in Trump's mouth in an AI-altered video posted Nov. 6, 2026, by the Facebook and Instagram account Shythechosen under the caption "TRUMP CONFIRMS NO POWER FOR 90 DAYS"Matches record"Three suspected Iran-backed terrorists plotted an attack on a British air base housing American troops using vans carrying barrels of fuel, according to a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday by the Justice Department (DOJ)." — Fox News, Brittany Miller, Nov. 10, 2026Matches record"In a review released by the National Park Service in August, the administration acknowledged that the arch would have 'adverse' effects on as many as 42 historic sites." — CNN, Aleena Fayaz, "Kennedy family sues to block Trump's arch," Nov. 10, 2026Contradicted"So it can't be a Learjet. A Learjet would take up half the bloody road. That's not taking up half the road. It is a drone or a missile." — unnamed Facebook user in a Nov. 2, 2026 video, as quoted by AAP FactCheck; the post had been viewed more than 920,000 timesMatches record"In Trump v. United States, the case in question, the court ruled that former presidents have absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within their core constitutional powers and at least presumptive immunity for other official acts. The justices ruled that former presidents have no immunity from prosecution for unofficial conduct." — Robert Schmad, Fox News, Nov. 10, 2026, reporting Justice Sonia Sotomayor's wish to see the ruling overturnedMissing context"He failed to win the speakership when he topped out at 200 votes – shy of the 218 required – and the conference removed him as its nominee, eventually landing on now-Speaker Mike Johnson." — Aaron Blake, CNN analysis, "Jim Jordan's long, fraught path to lead the House GOP," live updates, Nov. 10, 2026Contradicted"Abdul El Sayed has failed the background check required for classified Senate briefings. The denial blocks him from any session that involves sensitive national security information." — X account @TrumpNews_Baby (posting as "Jonathan Gregory"), Nov. 8, 2026, in a wire-style post viewed about 2.7 million timesMatches record"Following investigations, France is now in a position to attribute these destructive actions to Iran: they were carried out by SHAHID KAVEH, an offensive cyber unit affiliated with the Electronic Warfare and Cyber Defense Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps," the ministry continued. — Greg Norman-Diamond, Fox News Digital live updates, Nov. 10, 2026, reporting that France's foreign ministry said Oct. 11-12 attacks hit the refrigeration controls of more than 700 retail sites

“"Power in America will be down for 90 days. The only Americans who will have electricity during that time will be those who hold the United States Asset Reserve." — words put in Trump's mouth in an AI-altered video posted Nov. 6, 2026, by the Facebook and Instagram account Shythechosen under the caption "TRUMP CONFIRMS NO POWER FOR 90 DAYS"”

Contradicted

The claim: “"Power in America will be down for 90 days. The only Americans who will have electricity during that time will be those who hold the United States Asset Reserve." — words put in Trump's mouth in an AI-altered video posted Nov. 6, 2026, by the Facebook and Instagram account Shythechosen under the caption "TRUMP CONFIRMS NO POWER FOR 90 DAYS"”

Why we rated it this way: The clip's footage comes from Trump's Nov. 2 remarks at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, and in the White House's full video of that speech the matching moment, just after 23:21, shows him criticizing Democratic candidates before the midterms, not announcing a blackout or promoting a crypto token. The same posts push tokens called the United States Power Reserve and United States Asset Reserve, and no White House or Energy Department record announces a nationwide 90-day outage. The rumor appears to borrow from the Pentagon's separate FORTRESS initiative to let military bases run off-grid for 90 days, which is not a civilian blackout.

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What would change our rating: Unedited official video or a White House or Energy Department statement in which Trump announces a nationwide 90-day power outage or endorses those tokens would overturn this verdict.

Snopes, "Are videos showing Trump announcing 90-day blackout real? Don't be fooled," Jordan Liles, Nov. 10, 2026 (documenting the viral Facebook and Instagram posts)

Our read

The clip's footage comes from Trump's Nov. 2 remarks at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, and in the White House's full video of that speech the matching moment, just after 23:21, shows him criticizing Democratic candidates before the midterms, not announcing a blackout or promoting a crypto token. The same posts push tokens called the United States Power Reserve and United States Asset Reserve, and no White House or Energy Department record announces a nationwide 90-day outage. The rumor appears to borrow from the Pentagon's separate FORTRESS initiative to let military bases run off-grid for 90 days, which is not a civilian blackout.

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Nov 10, 2026, 11:00 PM CST

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Late Check. Viral videos claim Trump confirmed there will be no power for 90 days and that only holders of a crypto reserve will have electricity. The footage was lifted from his Nov. 2 speech at the Reflecting Pool, and the White House's full video shows him talking about Democratic candidates at that moment, not a blackout or crypto. Verdict: contradicted.

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