photograph Share with X It showed American flags flying at half-staff at the Capitol and claimed that this was because President Joe Biden had died.
🚨BREAKING🚨 Flags at the Capitol are at half-staff. Joe Biden is dead. pic.twitter.com/1qRclmgJ5b
— Dennis (@TrollsByDennis) July 22, 2024
Verdict: False
There is no evidence to suggest Biden has passed it. He is scheduled to make a public appearance on Monday and deliver a speech on Wednesday night.
Fact check:
Biden tested positive for COVID-19 last week but was deemed “symptoms resolved” after taking multiple doses of Paxlobidi. USA TodayThe outlet reported that Trump dropped out of the presidential race on Sunday after weeks of pressure from Democrats.
X's post from July 22 shows an image of the Capitol with the American flag flying at half-staff, with the words “Capitol Camera” and “1 hour ago” overlaid on the image.
“The flag at the Capitol is at half-staff. Joe Biden is dead,” User X claimed.
However, there is no evidence to suggest Biden has died. Biden is scheduled to give a speech on Wednesday night about his decision to drop out of the race, according to a July 23 post by X. president account. He said Monday that photograph from Getty image.
Flags were flown at half-staff to mourn the death of Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, 74, who died on Friday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. NPR. indicate Live Stream Photos of the Capitol show that flags are no longer flying at half-staff as of this writing. (Related: No, the video does not show Biden calling the NATO secretary-general an “intellectual wigger”).
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