Video of Biden Partying in 2019
The Claim
A video shows Joe Biden not wearing a mask at an indoor party for his birthday.
News posted on
Emerging story
As President-elect Joe Biden celebrated his 78th birthday, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms tweeted a video of them unmasked at an indoor party for his birthday. 
Soon, the video had spread across the internet as apparent proof that Bottoms, Biden, and others were not wearing masks to protect against the coronavirus.
News website and social media users pointed to the video as evidence of hypocrisy.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar’s investigation found that the video is from November 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pre-Covid! This was in the @TPStudios White House following the @DNC @msnbc debate on 11/20/19. https://t.co/7IVxsirx2J
— Keisha Lance Bottoms (@KeishaBottoms) November 20, 2020
Biden spokesman Kamau Marshall tweeted a video of the same scene from behind the President-Elect, mentioning that the crowd had surprised Biden with a birthday song “last year."
Happy Birthday, President-elect @JoeBiden!
— Kamau Marshall (@KamauMandela) November 20, 2020
Last year in Atlanta, GA post-debate at @TylerPerry studios Biden was surprised and the people sang Happy Birthday (@StevieWonder version) to him. A great Joevember moment.
We love you Georgia! #TeamJoe @KeishaBottoms @CedricRichmond pic.twitter.com/JqMoesgNCy
In 2020, Biden spent his birthday meeting with Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer D-N.Y., in Wilmington, Delaware. Biden, Harris, Pelosi, and Schumer all wore face masks and sat several feet from each other around a large rectangular table, per the New York Times. It was their first in-person meeting since the election.
This afternoon, @KamalaHarris and I met with @SpeakerPelosi and @SenSchumer to discuss how we’ll get this virus under control, deliver much-needed relief, and build back better than before.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) November 21, 2020
We’re getting right to work for the American people. pic.twitter.com/jbeNpsimdj
