Edited Video of Joe Biden Shared Online

1st May 2023

The video is edited (Twitter)

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A video clip shows the U.S. President Joe Biden, appearing disoriented and confused while leaving the hall hastily while hosting the U.S. Air Force Academy football team "Falcons" at the White House.

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Social media users recently shared a video that allegedly shows the U.S. President Joe Biden abruptly leaving while hosting the U.S. Air Force Academy football team "Falcons" at the White House.

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The Twitter account “Spriter,” notorious for spreading false information, posted the video and managed to amass over three million views.

Joe Biden hosted the football team today! He was to be presented with a ball signed by the team, a helmet and a football jersey with his name on it. But Biden grabbed only a sweater and began to wander, looking for a way out. pic.twitter.com/z7tJONIp81
— Spriter (@Spriter99880) April 29, 2023

Misbar’s Analysis

Misbar investigated the viral video and found it to be misleading. President Biden did not leave the hall hastily after receiving the jersey.

Edited Video of Joe Biden

PBS NewsHour uploaded the original video footage to YouTube on April 28, 2023.

The 14-minute video captures the president's address to the Falcons, after which he was gifted a jersey, a helmet, and a ball.

Although Biden accepted the jersey, he left the hall without the ball and helmet, which he presented to the guests in the room.

In a Twitter video, President Biden is seen making a humorous comment about receiving a helmet as a gift from the Air Force Academy Falcons football team. He jokingly says: “The way I’m going, I might need that helmet.”

“The way I’m going, I might need that helmet.”

— President Biden jokes about being gifted a helmet by the Air Force Academy Falcons football team pic.twitter.com/xIUZOxFT5I
— The Recount (@therecount) April 28, 2023

Biden Presents Commander-in-Chief Trophy to Air Force Falcons

On Friday, President Joe Biden presented the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy to the Air Force Academy football team for their victories against their rivals, the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. Naval Academy.

What makes this @AF_Football team special isn't just their titles.

It’s that they earn those wins while also earning their place as the best fighting force in the world.

And after each game, they hang up their uniform and put on another: one representing our nation. pic.twitter.com/LucM7mjn19
— President Biden (@POTUS) April 28, 2023

Speaking to the team assembled in the White House's East Room, Biden remarked that the service academies, which embody values like duty, teamwork, service, and excellence, are integral to the soul of the nation.

The Air Force Academy earned a 10-3 overall record in the previous collegiate football season and also won the Armed Forces Bowl by defeating Baylor University 30-15, a game that Biden noted was the coldest bowl game in history at 11 degrees.

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President Joe Biden, in an unprecedented move, announced his candidacy for reelection on Tuesday, urging Americans to vote for him once again to safeguard democracy.

This comes less than three years after his victory over Donald Trump, which was expected to restore normalcy and unify the nation.

Biden's bid for a second term faces challenging circumstances. Polls indicate that a majority of voters, including Democrats, are not in favor of his reelection.

Moreover, the public seems to be averse to a rematch between Biden and Trump, with the latter being the leading candidate in the early stages of the Republican primary race.

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