Real Video of Biden Mistaken for A Deepfake
The Claim
The U.S President Joe Biden said: “I was diagnosed with having a anyway… they had to take the top of my head off a couple times to see if I had a brain.”
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A viral video claims that the U.S President Joe Biden said: “I was diagnosed with having a anyway… they had to take the top of my head off a couple times to see if I had a brain.”
Many internet users suggested that the video is a deepfake or an edited video.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar investigated the viral video and found the claim to be true.
President Biden made the statement during his speech addressing the International Association of Fire Fighters today, March 6. The original video can be seen below.
Biden Reflects on Aneurysm Surgery
Speaking Monday at the International Association of Fire Fighters Legislative Conference, President Biden reminisced about his experiences with two brain aneurysms back in February of 1988 for which he required surgery.
Although Biden’s speech about possibly not having a brain was an obvious joke, the internet users added it to a long list of slips and mistakes by the president.
President Joe Biden’s Deepfakes
President Biden has been the subject of many deepfakes that Misbar debunked.
In a recent 20-second video went viral claiming it shows Joe Biden after the press conference about the recent aerial objects spotted over the U.S. According to the users, Biden was “caught on a hot mic” after commenting on 3 UFOs shot down and said: “They’ll buy anything.”
Misbar’s team examined the original press conference version, and there was no such conversation. It turned out that the circulating video was digitally manipulated to combine clips from the original White House video adding the altered audio of the alleged conversation.
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