WASHINGTON (AP) — A YouTube content creator's livestream talking about investing has mysteriously taken over the White House website, raising questions about whether the site was hacked.
The livestream lasted at least eight minutes late Thursday on whitehouse.gov/live, where the White House typically broadcasts a livestream of the president's remarks.
It is unclear whether the website was hacked or whether the video was accidentally posted via a link by someone in the government. The White House did not immediately respond Friday to a message seeking comment.
The video, which appeared on a government website, contained clips of more than two hours of livestreaming by Matt Farley, who posts under the handle @RealMattMoney, answering financial questions.
Farley did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment Friday, but on his X page he shared a link to a story about his video appearing on the website and said, “This can't be real, right? I was just trying to stream with my friends.”
Over the past year, President Donald Trump's administration and campaign have faced a number of breaches and digital security issues.
In May, government officials began investigating after elected officials, business executives and other prominent figures received text messages and phone calls from a person posing as Susie Wiles, the Republican president's chief of staff.
Last year, Iran hacked Trump's campaign headquarters. Confidential internal documents were stolen and distributed, including a dossier on Vice President J.D. Vance, created before he was chosen as Trump's running mate.
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Associated Press writer Bill Barrow contributed to this report from Atlanta.
