Claim:
An image authentically shows former U.S. President Bill Clinton and President Donald Trump cuddling in a bed.
Rating:
A rumor that circulated online in December 2025 claimed an image showed former U.S. President Bill Clinton and President Donald Trump cuddling in a bed. A member of the Snopes Tips Facebook group posted (archived), “This picture is making the rounds. Can you look into it?”
Users shared the alleged photo on Bluesky (archived), Facebook (archived), Instagram, Reddit (archived) and X (archived). According to a Google reverse-image search, at least two Reddit posts from Dec. 6 mentioned the picture’s supposed artificial intelligence origins.
(u/80000gvwr via Reddit)
In short, the image was fake and was created or edited with one of Google’s AI tools.
Whoever conceptualized the inauthentic photo — someone Snopes has not yet identified — used a Google AI tool to do one of two things: create a completely fake image or modify an existing genuine picture to add in Trump and Clinton.
Google AI’s SynthID Detector
A prompt with the Google Gemini AI tool SynthID Detector scanned the image for a SynthID watermark — a hidden label Google adds to images made or manipulated with its AI platforms.
In response, Gemini concluded, “An analysis of the provided images indicates that part of this content was created or edited using Google’s AI tools. The presence of a digital watermark, which is detectable by specialized tools even when invisible to the human eye, confirms its origin within Google’s AI ecosystem.”
Gemini continued its answer, assuming the wooden surface was genuine and the scene depicted in the photo print was inauthentic:
It’s also worth noting that for images like [this one], which appears to be a photograph of a physical print on a wooden surface, the detection of the watermark is a testament to its durability. The SynthID watermark is designed to remain detectable even after the content has been edited, compressed, or even photographed from a physical copy.
Some Reddit commenters noted the fake photo showed raised blankets for Trump’s legs but no sign of Clinton’s legs. Also, the lower-left corner of the image appeared to show an old TV facing away from the bed. AI-generated photos sometimes features people or objects facing opposite the intended direction.
Fake photos and videos showing Trump and Clinton made the rounds online amid a flurry of news regarding the release of documents and photos relating to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. For example, as we reported, one fake video showed Trump kneeling and kissing Clinton’s crotch.
Regarding why someone might ask an AI tool to place Trump and Clinton in the same bed, we previously reported about the release of an authentic email sent by Mark Epstein to his brother Jeffrey Epstein, suggesting he ask former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon “if Putin has the photos of Trump blowing Bubba.”
The Advocate later reported Mark Epstein responded to the rumor: “For the avoidance of doubt, the reference to ‘Bubba’ in this correspondence is not, in any way, a reference to former President Bill Clinton.”
We previously reported about another fake picture in which a user had prompted Google Gemini to replace two people in a genuine photo captured at a red-carpet event to make it look like film director Quentin Tarantino was glaring at actor Paul Dano.
Sources
Esposito, Joey. “Epstein’s Brother Sent Email about Trump ‘blowing’ Someone Named ‘Bubba.'” Snopes, 14 Nov. 2025, https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/epstein-bubba-trump-blowing/.
Liles, Jordan. “Video of Trump Kissing Clinton’s Crotch Was Created Using AI.” Snopes, 18 Nov. 2025, https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ai-video-trump-clinton/.
Sisak, Michael R., and Eric Tucker. “Epstein Email Says Trump ‘knew about the Girls’ as White House Calls Its Release a Democratic Smear.” The Associated Press, 12 Nov. 2025, https://apnews.com/article/epstein-emails-trump-house-democrats-db7df1042a73e610fb5deddf2f90bd3a.
“SynthID.” Google DeepMind, https://deepmind.google/models/synthid/.
“SynthID Detector — a New Portal to Help Identify AI-Generated Content.” Google, 20 May 2025, https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-synthid-ai-content-detector/.
Wiggins, Christopher. “Mark Epstein Clarifies ‘Bubba’ Oral Sex Email Naming Trump.” The Advocate, 16 Nov. 2025, https://www.advocate.com/politics/mark-epstein-bubba-not-clinton.
