Apple Fixes Glitch That Hears “Trump” When Users Say “Racist”

Apple has announced it has fixed the “bug” that  its voice-to-text software transcribes the word “racist” as “Trump.”

The bug first became noticed by TikTok users and became viral on X after InfoWars host Alex Jones posted a video of the glitch.

Watch the glitch here:

EXTREME BREAKING NEWS! I just caught apple carrying out a vicious, subliminal attack on president Trump.

When you voice note the word racist on APPLE text the word Trump pops up and then disappears.

Try it yourself folks, this attack is NEXT LEVEL EVIL. We are surrounded by… pic.twitter.com/XzS9HcI81Y

— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) February 25, 2025

Here’s what The New York Post reported:

Apple is fixing a bug that caused its voice-to-text dictation software to mistakenly transcribe the word “racist” as “Trump,” the company said on Wednesday.

The glitch, which was called out by users on TikTok and other social media platforms, occurred for certain words that include the “R” consonant.

When users activated the transcription feature and said the word “racist,” the word “Trump” would briefly appear before it displayed the correct word.

Whoever at Apple is responsible for this should lose their job. The voice-to-text feature is displaying "Trump" whenever I say "racist." pic.twitter.com/dDTsrHIKKg

— Malachi Maxey (@malachimaxeyusa) February 25, 2025

Per AP:

Apple is fixing a bug within the dictation feature on some iPhones that briefly suggests the word “Trump” when a word with an R consonant is spoken, including “racist.”

The company is responding to the controversy after some iPhone owners posted videos on social media this week to detail how the glitch works.

When users activated the dictation feature and said the word “racist,” the word “Trump” appears in the text window before quickly being replaced by the correct word, according to various videos posted online.

“We are aware of an issue with the speech recognition model that powers Dictation and we are rolling out a fix today,” Apple said in a statement sent to The Associated Press on Wednesday.

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