On Monday, following a weekend of Democrats darkly fantasizing about the alleged severe illness or death of President Donald Trump, those rumors were further compounded by a viral video on social media that appeared to show bags and other objects being thrown out of an open window at the White House.

During a White House press conference on Tuesday, however, Trump dismissed the video as likely being fake and generated by artificial intelligence, which he noted could be used for good or bad things, according to Fox News.

Yet, Trump's dismissal of the video conflicts with media reports that quote an admittedly anonymous spokesperson for the White House allegedly confirming its authenticity and giving a logical explanation for what the video appears to show.

Viral video shows bags being tossed out of a White House window

Anti-Trump speculation ran wild on Monday among the president's haters over a video that seems to show garbage bags and other objects being tossed out of an open window on the second floor of the White House.

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The comments to that post ranged from the plausible, such as construction workers discarding debris during ongoing renovations, to the highly unlikely, such as the first lady or staffers throwing out the president's belongings or evidence of alleged crimes because President Trump was already dead or too sick to continue serving as the nation's leader.

Trump said the video is likely fake

At a Tuesday press conference at the White House, Fox News reporter Peter Doocy asked President Trump about the viral video, and later, even used his phone to show it to him.

"No, that’s probably AI-generated," Trump initially replied to a description of the video. "Actually, you can't open the windows. You know why? They're all heavily armored and bulletproof." Pressed on if he thought it was a "fake video," the president continued, "It's gotta be, because I know every window up there -- the last place I'd be doing it is that, because there's cameras all over the place, right? Including yours."

"No, but every window -- I've never seen a window that's -- in fact, my wife was complaining about it the other day. She said, 'love to have a little fresh air come in,' but you can't. They're bulletproof," Trump said. "Number one, they're sealed. And number two, each window weighs about 600 pounds. You have to be pretty strong to open them up!"

At the president's request, Doocy then showed him the video in question on his phone, but after musing over it for a moment, the president added, "No, those windows are sealed. Those windows are all sealed, you can't open them."

According to Fox News, Trump went on to tell reporters afterward, "And one of the problems we have with AI, it’s both good and bad. If something happens really bad, just blame AI. But also they create things -- you know, it works both ways. If something happens, it’s really bad. Maybe I’ll have to just blame AI, but there’s truth to it because I see so many phony things."

Alleged WH spokesperson said video was real

However, while President Trump seemed to dismiss the viral video as being an AI-generated fake, given his knowledge of how the White House windows are kept securely shut, it is not entirely implausible that the video could be legitimate, as fact-check website Snopes determined.

An unnamed White House spokesperson supposedly told the outlet the video appeared to be real and explained, "It was a contractor who was doing regular maintenance while the President was gone."

Snopes further investigated the matter and reported that, if authentic, the video was likely filmed from the rooftop restaurant and bar of the nearby Hotel Washington, which overlooks the White House, and likely occurred around noon on August 31, when the president was away and golfing in Virginia -- though that doesn't fully explain how the purportedly sealed shut window was opened.