JAKARTA - US President Donald Trump has responded to rumors viral on social media about his death. Trump admitted that he was not aware of any false reports circulating on social media when he had not appeared in public in recent days.
"I didn't hear it," the US president said after a reporter asked the issue at a press conference at the White House.
"That's quite serious," Trump said.
In another example, fake conspiracies that spread quickly on social media were assisted by algorithms that prioritized hystery rather than hashtag accuracy such as #trumpdead and #whereitstrump began to trend over the long weekend of Labor Day in America.
Trump's baseless theory reportedly died triggered by his week-long absence from public activities and the latest photos of his bruised hands and swollen ankles.
Several uploads that speculate about his health have been watched more than one million times.
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker even responded to Trump's critical post by saying: "Why don't you send life evidence to everyone first?" His writing was retweeted more than 6,000 times.
On Tuesday, Trump said he knew people had speculated about his health.
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But after a Fox News reporter asked him: "How did you know at the weekend that you had died?" Trump said he "didn't hear it that far".
"I've heard about it. It's a bit crazy, but last week I had a lot of press conferences, all of them were successful," Trump said.
"Then I didn't do it for two days and they said, 'There must be something wrong with it'," he continued.
Trump held a press conference to announce plans to move the headquarters of US space military forces, the Space Command, from Colorado to Alabama. He was not asked further about his health.
In July, the White House said it had been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), a condition in which weakened veins blood vessels at a person's feet cannot pump blood back into the heart effectively.
This condition is not considered a serious health threat, but can cause pain, swelling, skin changes, and variuses.
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