Claim: A viral video shows a fake US president in Joe Biden face mask as the real Joe Biden is dead.
Fact: The claim is false. The original video was edited to make it look like Joe Biden is wearing a mask.
Hyderabad: As the US Presidential Election draws near, vice president Kamala Harris officially declared her candidacy for the presidential race on July 27. US President Joe Biden, citing a decline in health, has ended his campaign and endorsed Harris. Amid debates regarding the president’s health, a video claiming that a person pretending to be the US president by wearing a mask of Joe Biden’s face has gone viral.
The clip appears to show the skin on Biden’s neck folding in the manner of a plastic mask when he scratches it.
An X user shared the video with the caption: “News is spreading in America that Biden is dead. This is a fake Biden. You can see the mask in this video. Can this happen?”
Fact Check
NewsMeter found that the claim is false. The video has been edited purposely to give that impression.
Firstly, we confirmed US president Joe Biden’s health status. A report by the New York Post on July 25 quoted Biden’s physician, Dr Kevin O’Connor, who defended Biden’s ‘excellent’ mental acuity and denied any conditions like Parkinson’s.
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