The claim that former U.S. president Donald Trump posted an animated video ridiculing Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney with a hockey stick quickly gained traction online, but a careful review of the record shows the story to be unfounded.
It originated from a September 7, 2026 post on X by the user @essenviews, who shared a static cartoon illustration depicting Trump in full hockey gear standing over a fallen Carney, who clutches a stick on the ice.
Trump’s Truth Social account, examined through archival snapshots, indicates that on September 6, 2026 he reposted a still image showing him in hockey attire looming above Carney, who is on the ground, accompanied by the taunt ‘Get up, Governor.’
Subsequent examinations of Trump’s Truth Social timeline confirm that no animated video was ever uploaded, and the only material linked to the controversy is the static illustration originally posted by @essenviews.
The episode highlights how easily a fabricated visual can spread across social platforms, especially when it combines political rivalry with sport imagery, and underscores the importance of verifying content before accepting it as fact.