❌ US President Joe Biden did not snub UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Belfast -- this video was edited to cut out the two leaders shaking hands
Social media users are claiming a video ofshows him failing to recognize and shoving aside British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. This is false; the claims are based on an edited clip, which cut out seconds of footage that shows the two leaders shaking hands and exchanging words.
"Arriving in Belfast, the Biden did not recognize the Prime Minister of Great Britain and pushed the 'boy' away to salute the gray-haired military man," says an April 12, 2023 post from"Spriter," athat has previously posted misinformation about the war in Ukraine. The 16-second video received more than 2.3 million views.
"This owns. When greeted at the airport, Joe Biden shoves British PM Rishi Sunak aside to salute a random white guy," saysScreenshot from Twitter taken April 13, 2023
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