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Fact-Check: Altered Video Shared to Claim People Hurled Abuses at Joe Biden

The original video showed people asking President Biden "to do more" against gun violence in the USA.

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A video showing the President of the United States of America (USA), Joe Biden, speaking at a public event with profanities being heard in the background is being shared on social media platforms.

What does President Biden say in the video?: He can be heard saying, "Despite the naysayers, we can make meaningful progress on dealing with gun violence," when he is interrupted by hecklers.

Who shared it?: The Times of India shared the viral video on their YouTube page.

(Archives of similar claims can be found here and here.)

Is it true?: The viral video of President Biden being verbally abused in public is altered.

  • The original video dates back to July 2022.

  • President Biden gave a speech at the commemoration of the Safer Communities Act at the White House’s South Lawn, where he was interrupted by a parent of a gun violence victim.

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How did we find out?: We ran a keyword search with the words in Biden’s speech and came across two clips by CBS Miami and NowThisNews that matched the viral video.

  • CBS Miami uploaded the clip of Biden's speech on 12 July 2022 titled "Parkland Victim's Father Interrupts Pres. Biden's Gun Control Speech."

  • The caption read that one Manuel Oliver, who lost his son in the Parkland shooting, was escorted out after interrupting Biden's speech commemorating the Safer Communities Act.

  • In the video, Oliver can be heard saying, "We have to do more than that!"

  • NowThisNews uploaded a similar video where Oliver is audible when he interrupts the President.

  • On the official website of the White House, the transcript of Biden's speech is provided where this exchange between Oliver and him was recorded.

  • Team WebQoof has previously debunked a similar video which claimed that people hurled abuses at the President Biden. Read our story here.

Conclusion: The viral video is altered. President Biden was speaking at the commemoration of the Safer Communities Act at the White House’s South Lawn where he was interrupted by a parent of a gun violence victim.

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