White House Press Secretary's Toddler Under Fire for Spreading Caterpillar Conspiracy

Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, publicly scolded her two-year-old son for spreading false information about a caterpillar from Eric Carle's children's book 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'.

In a statement on August 13, 2026, Leavitt accused her child of repeatedly making baseless claims that the caterpillar was very hungry and had eaten various fruits and junk food items. She claimed these allegations were nothing but radical left talking points.

The press secretary stated that her son's fabrications are part of a pattern of outrageous accusations, including assertions that someone said good night to the moon.