Video from Biden Diwali reception edited to include shouting

Editor’s be aware: Video content material comprises profanity.

On Oct. 24, the White House hosted a Diwali celebration for greater than 200 folks within the East Room, with President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris all in attendance.

Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, is among the main non secular festivals in Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism and symbolizes the victory of sunshine over darkness.

After Monday’s celebration, a video went viral showing to present First Lady Jill Biden giving remarks in regards to the competition, and on the finish of the 19-second clip, a baby will be heard shouting profanities. The video had more than 500,000 views on Twitter, as of Oct. 26.

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Did a baby yell an expletive at First Lady Jill Biden throughout the White House Diwali celebration?

No, a baby didn’t yell an expletive throughout Jill Biden’s remarks at a Diwali reception. The video shared on social media was edited to include unrelated audio. 

In the viral clip, First Lady Jill Biden will be heard saying, “When we realize that even the smallest flame can illuminate our path home. That the sweetest delicacies are made with love. That the most rewarding gifts are those we give to others.”

At the top of the clip, a younger youngster seems to shout “shut the f*** up” and different crowd noises will be heard. But, the audio from the kid was lifted from one other video clip and positioned on prime of the video of Biden giving her remarks.

Audio of the kid yelling will be traced again to at least 2019, when “an angry little kid” went viral for yelling profanity at his instructor throughout a preschool commencement. 

To affirm the audio was manipulated, VERIFY in contrast the viral clip to the unique White House footage from the occasion. 

Beginning on the 28-second mark of the White House video from the Diwali occasion, Biden says the identical sentence that may be heard within the shorter viral clip, however there is no such thing as a audio of a kid shouting profanities. 

This shouldn’t be the primary time this audio of a kid yelling has been edited right into a video clip of an occasion that includes the primary girl. In December 2021, we VERIFIED a baby was not heard swearing at Biden throughout a vacation guide studying.

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