CLAIM: A video shows President Joe Biden trying to sit in a chair that wasn’t there during a ceremony in Normandy, France, commemorating the 80th anniversary of D-Day.



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No, Biden Didn’t Try To Sit On Nonexistent ‘Invisible Chair’ While Onstage

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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Video edited to make it appear Biden tried to sit down when there wasn’t a chair

The full video shows Biden did, in fact, sit in a chair.

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A new video of US President Joe Biden was broadcast by his opponents on social media.

Une nouvelle vidéo du président américain Joe Biden a été diffusée par ses opposants dans les réseaux sociaux.

«Biden tente de s’asseoir sur une chaise invisible»: les opposants du président trafiquent une vidéo pour le faire mal paraître

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Biden tries to sit on an invisible chair: opponents of the president manipulate a video to make him look bad.

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…

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AP fact-check demolishes conservative claim Biden tried to sit in a chair that wasn’t there

The video, in which Biden’s chair is for the most part clearly visible, is cut before the president sits down.

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Video edited to make it appear Biden tried to sit down without chair

A 12-second video clip posted on X helped to spawn this false rumor about U.S. President Joe Biden's attendance at the commemoration.

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False Rumor Biden Tried to Sit in 'Invisible Chair' at 80th D-Day Anniversary in Normandy

Right-wing media spread misleadingly edited video of Biden to claim he isn’t fit to serve https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/right-wing-media-spread-misleadingly-edited-video-biden-claim-he-isnt-fit-serve

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Right-wing media spread misleadingly edited video of Biden to claim he isn’t fit to serve

Video edited to make it appear Biden tried to sit down when there wasn’t a chair

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