Apple is facing criticism after iPhone users discovered an unusual glitch in the company’s AI-powered dictation tool.

Over the past day, **videos** have circulated online showing iPhone users attempting to transcribe the word “racist” using Apple’s voice-to-text feature. The tool briefly displayed the word “Trump” before correcting itself and replacing it with the intended word.

As expected, supporters of former President Donald Trump were outraged by the issue, with conspiracy theorists like Alex Jones claiming it was part of a deliberate effort against Trump.

Apple, however, has denied any political intent behind the glitch. The company explained that the problem was phonetic in nature, stemming from the dictation tool’s difficulty distinguishing between similar-sounding words that begin with the letter “R.”

### Apple’s Response

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

### Bug or Prank?

Despite Apple’s explanation, some experts and insiders remain skeptical.

In a **BBC** report, speech technology professor Peter Bell dismissed Apple’s reasoning, calling it “just not plausible.” Meanwhile, **The New York Times** spoke with a former Apple employee who had worked on Siri, Apple’s AI voice assistant, and suggested the issue seemed more like a “serious prank.”

While the prank theory is possible, this isn’t the first time Apple’s AI has behaved unpredictably. Recently, the company **had to suspend** its AI-generated news summaries after the feature produced completely inaccurate headlines.

Mashable attempted to replicate the dictation issue but found that Apple had already implemented a fix.