In October 2025, a photo began circulating online claiming to prove that former President Barack Obama had damaged the White House to build a basketball court. The claim spread alongside a black-and-white image that appeared to show heavy demolition or construction work at the White House.

US President Donald Trump plans to knock down the entire "existing structure" of the White House East Wing to construct a new ballroom - despite previous assurances that the addition would "not interf...

Following his previous claims that the construction of a planned White House ballroom would not damage the East Wing, photos and videos went viral this week of excavators tearing apart the Roosevelt-...