{
  "id": 1392296,
  "title": "'I'm Just Pregnant, Weirdos': Woman Dismisses Bizarre Viral Claim About Using 'Belly Button' To Wake Donald Trump With 'Electric Shock'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/im-just-pregnant-weirdos-woman-dismisses-bizarre-viral-claim-about",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-12T08:28:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/viral/im-just-pregnant-weirdos-woman-beside-donald-trump-in-viral-video-responds-to-social-medias-belly-button-electric-shock-theory"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jayme Leagh Franklin, a conservative media executive and former Trump administration staffer, found herself at the center of an internet conspiracy theory after being seen standing near President Donald Trump during a White House event. The speculation began when footage from the Oval Office showed Franklin repeatedly nodding and keeping one hand near her stomach. Some internet users jokingly claimed she was using a hidden device connected to her belly button to send electric shocks to Trump whenever he appeared to lose focus, dubbing her \"The Zapper.\" However, Franklin quickly dispelled these claims, revealing that she was pregnant and explaining that her hand placement was simply a result of her condition.",
  "summary": "A woman seen standing beside US President Donald Trump during a White House event has unexpectedly become the center of a bizarre internet conspiracy theory. The woman is Jayme Leagh Franklin, a conservative media executive and former Trump administration staffer. Franklin was standing near Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the president signed an executive…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}