YouTube content creator Matt Farley. Photo: X/@RealMattMoney
The livestream of a YouTube content creator talking about investments mysteriously appeared to take over a White House website, raising questions about whether the site was hacked.
The livestream appeared for at least eight minutes late Thursday (December 18, 2025) on whitehouse.gov/live, where the White House usually streams live video of the President speaking.
It’s unclear if the website was breached or the video was linked accidentally by someone in the government. The White House did not immediately respond on Friday (December 19, 2025) to a message seeking comment.
The video that appeared on the government-run website featured some of a more than two-hour livestream from Matt Farley, who posts as @RealMattMoney, as he answered financial questions.
Mr. Farley did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment on Friday(December 19), but on his X (formerly Twitter) page, he shared a link to a story about his video appearing on the website and said, “There’s no way this is real, right? I was just trying to stream with my buddies.” President Donald Trump’s administration and campaign have had a series of digital security breaches and challenges over the last year.
In May, government officials began investigating after elected officials, business executives, and other prominent figures received text messages and phone calls from someone impersonating Susie Wiles, the Republican president’s chief of staff.
Last year, Iran hacked into Mr. Trump’s campaign. Sensitive internal documents were stolen and distributed, including a dossier on Vice President J.D. Vance, created before he was selected as Mr. Trump’s running mate.
Published – December 19, 2025 08:06 pm IST
