In May 2026, social media users shared a screenshot that appeared to show an X post from U.S. President Donald Trump claiming that Iran was secretly sending wind into the United States to power windmills.
The text of the alleged post (archived) read:
Everybody said the windmills were clean. WRONG. I said from day one, where do you think the WIND comes from? Nobody wanted to talk about it. Now very smart people are telling me Iran has been pushing massive amounts of wind into our country through secret atmospheric corridors. TOTAL CONTROL. Why do you think the windmills only spin when it's windy? Think about it!!! Biden gave them access. Sad! And by the way the birds know. The birds are disappearing because they're afraid. Never happened before. Under me, we had beautiful calm air. Strong American air. Not Iranian wind. We're going to look into it VERY strongly. Maybe bar nighttime wind.
(Threads user @vcastagna59)
The image appeared to show that the post was shared at 12:42 p.m. on May 8, 2026, and received 5.5 million views.
The alleged post circulated on various social media platforms, including Threads, X and Facebook. Some users appeared to share it as a joke, while others questioned whether it was real. Snopes readers also emailed us and searched our website to determine whether Trump shared the post in question.
However, Trump did not share such a post. As of this writing, Trump had not posted on his official X account since March 2, 2026. Searches of Trump's Truth Social account and Trump's Truth, a website that archives the president's posts on the platform, also found no evidence of the alleged post.
A Google search for exact phrases from the alleged post, including "Iranian wind," "secret atmospheric corridors" and "maybe bar nighttime wind," produced no reputable news reports confirming that Trump shared it. Instead, search results led to social media posts and reposts of the same fake screenshot.
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It was unclear who first created or shared the fabricated image. The earliest examples we found were reposts, none of which conclusively identified the screenshot's source. We will update this article if more information becomes available.
The fake post circulated amid real news coverage of Trump's opposition to wind energy, which may have lent the claim credibility. On May 3, 2026, Reuters reported that the Trump administration halted U.S. onshore wind development, citing national security concerns, and that about 165 wind energy projects on private land had been delayed.
Trump has also repeatedly criticized wind turbines. In July 2025, The Associated Press fact-checked several of his claims about wind power, reporting that his comments included false or misleading information about wind energy in the United States and abroad.
But there was no evidence that Trump claimed Iran was sending wind into the U.S. through "secret atmospheric corridors." According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, wind is caused by uneven heating of the Earth's surface by the sun, and wind turbines generate electricity by using blades to collect the wind's kinetic energy.
The fake post's reference to birds also touched on real debates over wind energy and wildlife. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says studies have documented bird and bat deaths at wind energy facilities, though mortality rates vary by facility and region. However, we found no evidence for the screenshot's claim that birds were "disappearing because they're afraid" of wind supposedly coming from Iran.
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