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The claim: Posts claim that U.S. President Donald Trump posted an animated video of himself repeatedly hitting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney with a hockey stick on Truth Social in September 2026.

MisleadingTrade, Satire
Where this comes from

During real trade tensions between countries, people share and worry about inflammatory content that seems to show hostility between leaders.

The bigger picture

Snopes found this claim to be mostly false in connection with the real trade dispute context it circulated within, though the material does not specify what actually exists versus what does not.

Checked by Snopes (“Mostly False”) and Lead Stories (“Only Pic”) · 2026

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