post Shared by Xthe platform formerly known as Twitter, claims to show President Joe Biden browsing a book on “brain teasers for dementia” in a storefront.
Biden went to the bookstore, but don’t laugh
…enter the dementia bookstore pic.twitter.com/Iu67iAAtJM— Sprinter Team (@SpriterTeam) July 15, 2023
Verdict: False
The video has been digitally processed. The billboard introducing the book “Brain Teasers for Dementia” does not appear in the original video.
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Biden is expected to welcome Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to the White House on Thursday, reports said. CNN. The two leaders will discuss various diplomatic issues, including Ukraine and China, during their visit. Associated Press report.
The video’s caption reads, “Biden went to the bookstore, but don’t laugh… he walked into the dementia bookstore.” The video, which has been viewed more than 500,000 times, appears to show Biden browsing through a book on “brain teasers for dementia.”
However, the video is digitally processed.
in the original videoIn a 2012 release to YouTube by CBS News, the 0:35 second timestamp of a video in which then-Vice President Biden is seen holiday shopping at a Costco store in northeastern Washington, D.C. Biden browses the book section in the store and sees nowhere to see the “brain” and “exercises for dementia” signs.
Similarly, the original video description shows Biden browsing “children’s books, electronics and other merchandise” in the store.
Screenshot captured via YouTube
Biden also revealed that he is looking for books to support the Book Buddies program started by his wife, Jill Biden. long version of the video Posted in C-SPAN. (Related: Did Joe Biden get up and leave mid-interview with MSNBC?)
The White House has not commented on the digitally altered video clip. website or validated socializing media account. Furthermore, Biden has not issued an official statement through himself. Personal again government X account. Also found “check the facts” no reliable reports support the claim.
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