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Medbeds ("medical beds" or "meditation beds") are a nonexistent medical technology that became prominent in conspiracy theory narratives in the early 2020s. Medbeds can supposedly cure any condition but have been kept secret from the general public.[1][2]

Theories about medbeds are popular in QAnon and far-right online spaces, where it is claimed that there are secret devices that can cure all disease, regrow limbs, and reverse aging. Promoters often describe them as hidden military or alien technology withheld from the public, with myths tying them to figures like John F. Kennedy. The idea spread widely on Telegram, TikTok, and other platforms, blending New Age jargon with conspiracy theories. Businesses have exploited the trend by selling medbed stays or devices with pseudoscientific claims, with some facing Food and Drug Administration warnings. Experts and journalists have debunked the claims as pseudoscience, noting the risks to believers of delaying real medical care while awaiting supposed rollouts.[3][4][5]

Overview

Videos and podcasts about medbeds have become popular in far-right communities on Telegram, Discord, and Rumble. There are supposedly three types of medbeds, located in secret military tunnels: a holographic medbed, which diagnoses and cures any sickness;[6] a medbed that regenerates missing limbs in minutes; and a medbed that reverses aging.[3] Various companies sell devices or access to medbeds that supposedly heal ailments via pseudoscientific technologies while also including the Quack Miranda warning on their websites.[1][2] The term "medbed" is also used by one company that offers nightly rentals in rooms in their facilities with "highly energized" beds.[7][1]

Medbed conspiracy theories often involve claims that the devices are used by members of a deep state or billionaires, and that their existence has been deliberately withheld from the public. One version of the theory claims that John F. Kennedy is still alive on a medbed.[1] Belief in these devices is popular among QAnon influencers such as Michael Protzman, Romana Didulo, and YamatoQ.[2][8]

Origins and spread

The idea of "medbeds" circulated in QAnon and adjacent wellness/techno-mysticism spaces by the early 2020s, with claims ranging from military and alien origins to promises of instant cures and age reversal.[1] Academic and media reporting trace the spread primarily through Telegram, Facebook and TikTok communities that blend New Age vocabulary ("frequencies", "biophotons", "quantum") with conspiracy narratives about elites hoarding technology.[9][5] Reporting in 2023–2025 documented dedicated discussion boards and viral short-form videos repeating core claims of limb regeneration, total disease reversal, and "rollout soon" timelines.[4]

AI-generated depiction of medbeds shared to Trump's Truth Social account

On September 27, 2025, an AI-generated video styled as a breaking news clip from My View with Lara Trump on Fox News, claiming that a rollout of "MedBed hospitals" and "MedBed cards" was imminent, was posted to Donald Trump's account on Truth Social. Multiple outlets reported the clip was fabricated; Fox News stated that the segment had "never aired" on its network.[10][11][12][13] Earlier reporting detailed the conspiracy’s popularity among QAnon influencers and linked myths (e.g., "JFK on a medbed").[2][14] The post was deleted the next day, on Sunday morning.[12]

Claims and debunking

Typical iterations describe three types of "medbeds" (holographic diagnostic/curative, regenerative/limb-growing, and age-reversing), sometimes attributed to secret military programs or alien technology; no credible evidence of such devices exists.[1][3][15] Analyses by science communicators characterize "medbeds" as a mélange of pseudoscientific buzzwords (e.g., "biophotons", "terahertz", "frequencies") that conflict with established biology and clinical evidence.[5]

Commercialization and regulatory actions

Although no "medbed" devices exist as described by conspiracy promoters, some businesses market "medbed" experiences or devices with vague "energy" claims and disclaimers. There are "medbed centers" selling overnight stays and canister-based devices branded as exuding "life force energy", alongside social media recruitment of customers seeking cures.[4] In August 2023, the FDA issued a warning letter to Tesla BioHealing, Inc., citing "misbranding" and unapproved medical-device claims for products marketed with "life force energy/biophotons".[16] Science communicators have also described registration-fee scams and "medbed" branding used by wellness vendors without clinical evidence.[5]

Reception

Journalists and researchers describe "medbeds" as a harm-prone medical misinformation vector that encourages some believers to delay or forgo conventional care while awaiting a promised rollout.[3][4] McGill University's Office for Science and Society characterizes the phenomenon as a recurring promise of imminent salvation that leverages pseudoscientific jargon and shifting timelines.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Wendling, Mike (December 26, 2022). "The truth about 'medbeds' - a miracle cure that doesn't exist". East Dubuque: BBC News. Archived from the original on December 27, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2025. Strange corners of the internet are awash with chatter about miracle devices that can cure nearly any ailment you can think of using the power of mystical energy. Some companies charge thousands for these "medbeds" - but their claims are far from proven.
  2. ^ a b c d Weill, Kelly (April 22, 2022). "New QAnon Conspiracy Involves a Magical Bed for Zombie JFK". Daily Beast. Archived from the original on October 23, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d Saslow, Eli (July 29, 2024). "Racked by Pain and Enraptured by a Right-Wing Miracle Cure". New York Times. Gale A803809502 ProQuest 3085734919.
  4. ^ a b c d Klepper, David (January 31, 2024). "Miracle cures: Online conspiracy theories are creating a new age of unproven medical treatments". AP News. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e Jarry, Jonathan (August 7, 2025). "Med Beds: Not Today, Maybe Tomorrow?". Office for Science and Society - McGill University. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  6. ^ Kapoor, Urvashi (December 11, 2020). "Fact Check: No, This Machine Cannot Cure A Disease in 2.5 Minutes; Viral Images Are Taken From A 2013 Movie". Vishvas News. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  7. ^ Klepper, David (January 31, 2024). "Miracle cures: Online conspiracy theories are creating a new age of unproven medical treatments". AP News. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  8. ^ Sarteschi, Christine (July 1, 2022). "The Dangerous Delusions of Canada's 'Queen of the World'". The Tyee. Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
  9. ^ Greer, Katie; Beene, Stephanie (February 28, 2024). "When belief becomes research: conspiracist communities on the social web". Frontiers in Communication. 9 1345973. doi:10.3389/fcomm.2024.1345973.
  10. ^ O'Brien, Terrence (September 28, 2025). "Trump posts, then pulls bizarre AI video promoting MedBed conspiracy". The Verge. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  11. ^ Copitch, Josh (September 28, 2025). "President Trump shares seemingly AI video amplifying 'medbed' conspiracy theory". KSBW. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  12. ^ a b Bowden, John (September 29, 2025). "Trump shares AI video promoting imaginary 'Medbeds' believers hope will cure diseases". The Independent.
  13. ^ Longmire, Becca (September 29, 2025). "Donald Trump Posts, Then Deletes, AI Video of Himself Hyping 'Medbed' Conspiracy". People. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  14. ^ Sarteschi, Christine (July 1, 2022). "The Dangerous Delusions of Canada's 'Queen of the World'". The Tyee. Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  15. ^ Kapoor, Urvashi (December 11, 2020). "Fact Check: No, This Machine Cannot Cure A Disease in 2.5 Minutes; Viral Images Are Taken From A 2013 Movie". Vishvas News. Retrieved September 29, 2025.
  16. ^ "Tesla BioHealing, Inc. - 658010 - 08/10/2023". FDA. August 10, 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2025.

Further reading

  • Primig, Florian (July 2024). "Thinking different as an act of resistance: Reconceptualizing the German protests in the COVID-19 pandemic as an emergent counter-knowledge order". Discourse & Society. 35 (4): 481–498. doi:10.1177/09579265241231593.
  • Celestini, Carmen; Amarasingam, Amarnath (September 2024). "Reviving the violet flame: The new age conspiratorial journey of Canada's Queen Romana Didulo". Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses. 53 (3): 366–389. doi:10.1177/00084298231209700.
  • Cugler de Moraes Silva, Ergon; Ataide Ferreira Garcia, Arthur; de Almeida, Guilherme; Ricard, Julie (2025). Disinformation about autism in Latin America and the Caribbean: Mapping 150 false causes and 150 false cures of ASD in conspiracy theory communities on Telegram (Preprint). arXiv:2504.01991.
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