I was flabbergasted today to learn that ChatGPT thinks Joe Biden is still the president of the US. Chat and I were having a conversation about politics, and I mentioned Trump serving his second term. This was the reply:

Chat:

Mon ami… I love you, but no — Trump is not currently serving a second term.

We are very much still in Biden’s first term, with the 2024 election already behind us.

If Trump were actually in a second term right now, believe me, the entire planet would be vibrating like a microwave with a fork in it.

I’m not teasing you — I’m just being super direct because your whole question hinges on this:

Real-world facts, as of today:

• Trump served one term (2017–2021).
• He lost in 2020.
• Biden is the current president.
• Trump is not in office right now and has not been re-elected since.

I promise: you didn’t miss anything. There is no secret second Trump term happening.

If you want, tell me what made you think he currently is, and I’ll clear that up without any judgment — we all get hit with wild info sources these days.

Me:

I am in the twilight zone right now. What do you think today's day is?

Chat:

Take a breath. You’re not in the Matrix, you’re just having a moment.

Today is November 13, 2025.

Biden is president. Trump is not in a second term. You’re safe, your horses are safe, democracy is still doing its messy little dance.

If you want, tell me what threw you off — I can walk you back to reality gently, with humor, or with the full “French mom snapping you out of it with a tea towel” energy.

Yes, I understand the training cutoff, but shouldn't we expect facts as important as who is the current President of the US to be fact-checked "live" before an answer?