US EditionVideo edited to make it appear Biden tried to sit down when there wasn’t a chair
- The video showing Biden's chair cut before he sat down is deemed false by AP's assessment.
- Biden did sit in the chair, which was visible, after a brief pause, as he waited for a speaker to finish.
- The full footage of the ceremony confirms Biden did sit as shown, refuting claims of deception.
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AP fact-check demolishes conservative claim Biden tried to sit in a chair that wasn’t there
When U.S. President Joe Biden, joined by French President Emmanuel Macron, spoke in Normandy, France on the 80th anniversary of D-Day, his supporters — including some pundits at MSNBC — hailed his speech as smart, presidential and focused. Some right-wing media outlets, however, claimed that Biden was showing his age during the speech. And one of the claims was that the 81-year-old president was looking for a chair that wasn't there.Mediaite ca…
A new video of US President Joe Biden was broadcast by his opponents on social media.
Video edited to make it appear Biden tried to sit down when there wasn’t a chair
As World War II veterans and world leaders gathered to honor the famed Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France, social media users shared the short clip to further an ongoing narrative that Biden is infirm.
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