Last weekend, Donald Trump again shook the canvas with a spectacular announcement. On his Truth Social network, the American president published a video showing him, sitting in the oval office, announcing the upcoming arrival of a “New historical medical care system” For each American. The problem ? The technology he is talking about does not simply exist.
A lunar message, disappeared in two hours
Each American, he said, would soon receive a Medbed card guaranteeing it access to futuristic hospitals, “Directed by the best doctors in the country and equipped with the most advanced technologies in the world”. These establishments, he promised, would allow each of “Find perfect health and strength “. Enough to enter a population that is struggling to maintain themselves in good health.
But a few hours later, the publication disappeared without explanation. A missed? Too late: the video had already been divided on X and Telegram, in particular by accounts affiliated with the conspiratorial movement Qanon.
An ad that puts a part in the conspiracy machine
What Donald Trump presented as a medical revolution is in reality nothing of a scientific innovation: the famous “medbeds” do not exist. This term, popularized in conspiratorial American conspiracy spheres, designates a capable futuristic medical bed – according to legend – to cure all diseases, including cancers, to regenerate organs, even to repel amputee members.
Too beautiful to be true? Not for followers of conspiracy theories, who think hard as iron that if we do not have access to these super technologies, it is because they are “hidden” by a global elite and reserved for the most powerful.
Then this message, probably generated by artificial intelligence, questions. A deepfakespecially designed to test the reactions of his supporters or attract media attention? But for what purpose?
“”A pure invention conspiratorial“Recalls Dr Gérald Kierzek
For Dr. Gérald Kierzek, medical director of True Medical, the important thing is above all to remember that the medbeds are clearly under the fantasy:
“HAS This day, no medical technology makes it possible to instantly cure all diseases or to regenerate tissues as these myths claim it “claim.
And to emphasize the central role of science and research in medical progress: “Medicine progresses thanks to rigorous scientific research, but innovations are subject to public tests, regulations and validations. No credible evidence supports the existence of miracle technologies hidden by elites to control access to care “.
A false idea that turns out to be dangerous
Relaunching belief around medbeds is therefore nothing beneficial. First of all, it has already given birth to real scams. Pseudo-entrepreneurs already claim to sell “quantum beds” capable of healing at a distance, playing on the distress of patients in search of hope. A dangerous business, mixing pseudoscience and psychological manipulation.
But above all, suggesting that an almost magical (but hidden) technology is possible, amounts to increasing distrust in medicine. All the opposite of what to do, to take care of yourself.
“The dissemination of such ideas can mislead and divert validated treatments. You have to rely on evidence -based medicine and consult qualified health professionals for any disease or symptom. In short, continue to go to your doctor!” concludes Dr. Kierzek.