Apple users recently discovered a bizarre issue with the iPhone’s voice-to-text feature, one that conveniently aligns with the left’s ongoing narrative.

As reported by The Western Journal, iPhone owners using speech recognition noticed that when they spoke the word “racist,” their device would momentarily flash “Trump” before settling on the intended word.

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Social media erupted as users posted viral videos exposing the so-called “glitch.” One outraged user tagged Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, demanding answers:

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“Hey @Apple @timcook Why does my iPhone glitch the word Trump when I voice to text the word racist? Don’t believe me, try it!”

Another user, stunned by the discovery, commented:

“Wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it myself on my iPhone. Who at Apple is juvenile enough to change the word Racist to Trump momentarily when using voice to text?”

A third user confirmed the experience, stating:

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“I just said racist into my iPhone and Trump’s name popped up, disappeared, and then racist [stayed] on there.”

Clearly, this was no isolated incident. The question is—who programmed this “glitch” in the first place? As outrage spread, Apple scrambled to do damage control. The company issued a statement to CNN, claiming:

“We are aware of an issue with the speech recognition model that powers Dictation and we are rolling out a fix today.”

According to Apple, the speech-to-text system sometimes displays incorrect words with similar phonetic patterns while it processes speech. That’s their excuse.

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But let’s be real—there is no phonetic similarity between “Trump” and “racist.” This isn’t an honest mistake; it’s another case of Silicon Valley bias showing its true colors.

This isn’t the first time Big Tech has mysteriously “glitched” in ways that just so happen to disadvantage conservatives.

The Heritage Foundation’s Mike Gonzalez, who wrote a book critical of the Black Lives Matter movement, saw Amazon block ads for his work. After public backlash, Amazon reversed course, blaming “human error.”

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Facebook pulled the same stunt in 2016, preventing conservatives from running ads—only to later blame a “technical glitch.” It’s a familiar pattern: when left-wing narratives are challenged, suddenly, a “mistake” occurs.

These so-called “glitches” always seem to target Republicans, conservatives, and Trump supporters—never the radical left or their agenda.

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