"The livestream was hosted by @RealMattMoney, who can be seen in a Bloomberg screenshot - see below - on the White House's "Live News" section sitting at a typical streaming setup, and wearing gaming headphones and a dark gray t-shirt. An overlay shows his stream chat, where viewers praise his analysis. Beneath the video window, the stream's title, displayed in elegant White House font, promises there will be "no mid-stream ads," plus a little descriptor offering a $10 discount if you click a link for "StreamYard.""
"RealMattMoney claims he had no idea about any of this. "There's no way this is real, right?" he tweeted Friday, responding to the reporting. "I was just trying to stream with my buddies." While it seems mostly innocuous, the strange incident is bound to raise eyebrows given the Trump administration's track record of cybersecurity gaffes, including secretary of defense Pete Hegseth accidentally leaking secret bombing plans in an unsecure group chat."
"@RealMattMoney, whose real name is Matt Farley, gives investor advice to his audience. When not in front of a webcam, he works as a petroleum engineer in Texas, and is a fan of president Trump, he told Bloomberg. "Had I known I would be on the White House page I would probably have dressed a little differently," the 34-year-old added."
The White House launched an investigation after a YouTube livestream from @RealMattMoney briefly appeared in the official "Live News" section late Thursday and remained visible for about an hour. The stream showed Matt Farley in a typical streaming setup with gaming headphones and an overlayed chat praising his analysis. The stream title used White House-style font and advertised "no mid-stream ads" plus a $10 StreamYard discount link. Farley says he had no idea and tweeted that he had been streaming with friends. The event prompted cybersecurity concerns given prior administration digital security lapses.
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