Speculation about Donald Trump's health and whereabouts spread rapidly online last week after he disappeared from public view for four days. Hashtags such as #TrumpIsDead and #WhereIsTrump trended across social media platforms, fuelled by images suggesting visible bruising, swelling and fatigue.
Trump's eventual reappearance did little to quell the rumours. A family golf outing in Virginia and a wave of highly stylised posts on his Truth Social account reassured some observers, but others argued the unusual nature of his response raised as many questions as it answered.
