Over the weekend, former President Donald Trump unleashed a digital bombshell that has sent shockwaves through social media, political circles, and newsrooms alike. On his platform of choice, Truth Social, he shared a hyper‑realistic AI‑generated “deepfake” video purporting to show President Barack Obama being handcuffed and led away by law‑enforcement officers. No caption. No disclaimer. Just the footage—and an invitation for millions to decide for themselves whether it was real, satire, or something far more insidious. Within hours, the clip went viral on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and every corner of the internet, prompting a torrent of memes, heated debates,…