President Joe Biden was filmed scratching his neck, leaving an impression that some attributed to a mask.
Longer and higher-quality video footage on C-SPAN shows that the president was wearing a shirt that added a degree of pressure around his neck. There are several moments during the video where you can see the pressure built up around the shirt collar.
As a result, as his neck turns, wrinkles appear more prominently along his shirt collar. The effect is not commonly seen, as most presidential addresses are made toward the crowd, not away from it.is reduced, the length of the clip is edited and the contrast is increased, which makes it both harder to discern the context and develop the impression of darker tones. The original video shows a more natural skin tone and appearance, and the effect is somewhat less stark.
In any case, this clip does not show, nor is there any evidence, that Biden is wearing a mask. Although there's a possibility the clip might have been intended as a jab, the audiences it was shared with indicate a degree of sincerity.This poor quality and heavily contrasted video was taken from Biden's recent trip to Ireland. The effect described in the video is the result of his shirt collar pressing into the side of his neck, which cannot be seen in the clip shared online.
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