Fact check: False claim that Joe Biden was shot
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- Joe BidenPresident of the United States since 2021
The claim: Joe Biden has been shot
A Feb. 20 Facebook video shows an amalgamation of text, dates and pictures of officials such as former FBI Director James Comey while a narrator speaks.
"Biden Is Shot!" reads the video's caption. "Behind-The-Scenes Executions- Who Will Be Next."
The video garnered more than 600 shares in four days.
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Our rating: False
President Joe Biden has not been shot. Photographic and video evidence proves he has been traveling and speaking publicly.
Biden has made numerous recent public appearances
The video itself doesn't provide evidence or even mention the claim. Instead, the narrator discusses an array of baseless conspiracy theories perpetuated by QAnon, whose followers believe the world is run by a cabal of Satan-worshipping, cannibalistic pedophiles.
Since the video's publication on Facebook, Biden has made numerous public appearances.
On Feb. 21, he gave a speech in Warsaw to mark the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, which was filmed by outlets such as C-SPAN and PBS. He then attended a meeting with Polish President Andrzej Duda at the Presidential Palace, according to footage captured by C-SPAN.
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The following day, Biden spoke at the Summit of the NATO Bucharest Nine. The White House shared pictures of the attendees on Twitter and footage of Biden speaking on YouTube.
Biden arrived back at the White House later that evening, according to pictures captured by AFP and the Associated Press.
USA TODAY reached out to the user who shared the post for comment.
This claim was debunked by PolitiFact as well.
Our fact-check sources:
USA TODAY, Feb. 7, 2021, What is QAnon? What to know about the baseless, far-right conspiracy theory connected to Marjorie Taylor Greene
USA TODAY, Feb. 22, 'Kyiv stands strong’: Biden declares Putin ‘was wrong,’ marking one year of Russia’s war in Ukraine
C-SPAN, Feb. 21, Presidential Remarks on the One-Year Anniversary of Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
PBS NewsHour (YouTube), Feb. 21, WATCH LIVE: Biden delivers remarks in Warsaw, Poland after making surprise trip to Ukraine
C-SPAN, Feb. 21, President Biden Meets with Polish President Duda
The White House, Feb. 22, Tweet
The White House (YouTube), Feb. 22, President Biden Delivers Remarks at Extraordinary Summit of the NATO Bucharest Nine
NATO, Feb. 22, NATO Secretary General thanks US and B9 leaders for their strong support for NATO and Ukraine
AFP, Feb. 22, US-POLITICS-BIDEN
Associated Press, Feb. 22, BIDEN
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