"So Joe Biden says Mayo for SAM and the crowd in Ireland goes wild because they know it's code for 'Fighting The Brits' meanwhile he's trying to disarm USA patriots," claims an April 15, 2023 tweet.
Another post says: "#Biden is referring to the bidding war in Ireland for placing of a new American SAM (Surface To Air Missile) silo in Mayo but Kerry are bidding too. The US senate will decide, not the President. Biden is from Mayo hence the plea."
Other social media users posted and shared tweets with similar claims, gaining thousands of interactions in the days following Biden's April 14 speech.
The president's trip took him around the Emerald Isle, where he engaged with family history and commemorated the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, which ended a period of sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland known as The Troubles.
Hours after Biden landed in Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, misinformation about the trip swirled online -- including false claims that he snubbed British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
Biden's speech in Ballina, a riverside town in County Mayo, was no different.
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