By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/white-house-website-mysteriously-streams-personal-finance-youtube-creator Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter White House website mysteriously streams personal finance YouTube creator Politics Dec 19, 2025 12:48 PM EST The White House says it’s looking into how a YouTube creator’s livestream appeared to take over a White House website. The livestream sharing commentary on investing appeared for at least eight minutes late Thursday on whitehouse.gov/live, where the White House usually streams live video of the president speaking. It’s unclear if the White House website was hacked or if the video was linked accidentally by someone in the government. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. Matt Farley, who posts as @RealMattMoney, said in an email to The Associated Press that he had no idea what happened. “If I had known my stream was going to go super public like that I would be dressed a bit nicer and had a few more pointed topics! And it likely wouldn’t have been about personal finance,” Farley wrote. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
The White House says it’s looking into how a YouTube creator’s livestream appeared to take over a White House website. The livestream sharing commentary on investing appeared for at least eight minutes late Thursday on whitehouse.gov/live, where the White House usually streams live video of the president speaking. It’s unclear if the White House website was hacked or if the video was linked accidentally by someone in the government. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. Matt Farley, who posts as @RealMattMoney, said in an email to The Associated Press that he had no idea what happened. “If I had known my stream was going to go super public like that I would be dressed a bit nicer and had a few more pointed topics! And it likely wouldn’t have been about personal finance,” Farley wrote. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now