viral video Shared by X It claims to show President Joe Biden being heckled during a recent visit to Scranton.
This is how Joe Biden was welcomed in his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania 🤣 pic.twitter.com/XQrtWZyVII
— Clown World™ 🤡 (@ClownWorld_) April 18, 2024
Verdict: False
That claim is false. The video, originally shared on TikTok, shows Biden visiting Scranton in October 2021.
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The X-video, which has been viewed more than 1 million times, claims, “This is how Joe Biden was welcomed in his hometown of Scranton, Pennsylvania.” In the video, explicit chants directed at Biden can be heard.
This claim is false as this video is not recent. A watermark appearing in the top left corner of the video indicates that the video was originally shared by social media user @bstrick97 on his TikTok.Referring to the same handle, Check Your Fact is video When posted on a social media user’s TikTok account, it was discovered that it was posted in October 2021.
@bstrick97 🇺🇸 🖕🏻 #my last moment #joe #joebiden #scranton #fyp #fjb #Trump #hometownchachacha ♬ Original song – Miyabi
A keyword search using the terms “Joe Biden,” “Scranton,” and “October 2021” produces the following articles: morning Callreported that Biden plans to visit Scranton for the first time as president in October 2021. video A C-SPAN report backs up this claim by showing a speech Biden gave at the time about infrastructure in Scranton. (Related: Fact-checking Biden’s claims about uncle’s death)
Similarly, we found “Check the facts” There are no reliable reports This is to support claims that Biden was heckled during his recent visit to Scranton. In fact, the opposite is true. Politifact We also debunked this claim in an April 19 article. moreover, White House or biden publicly commented on this claim.
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