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Minister</h1> <div class="entry-meta"> <p class="byline"> By <a href="https://www.factcheck.org/author/bizevbigie/" title="Posts by Blossom Izevbigie" class="author url fn" rel="author">Blossom Izevbigie</a></p><p class="posted-on">Posted on <time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2023-06-27T18:05:57-04:00">June 27, 2023</time></p> </div> </header> <hr> <div class="row">  <div class="col-lg-8 content-area" id="primary"> <main class="site-main" id="main">  <article class="post-237080 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-fake-news category-the-factcheck-wire" id="post-237080"> <div class="entry-content"> <div id="dpsp-content-top" class="dpsp-content-wrapper dpsp-shape-rectangular dpsp-size-small dpsp-has-spacing dpsp-has-buttons-count dpsp-show-on-mobile dpsp-button-style-1"><ul class="dpsp-networks-btns-wrapper dpsp-networks-btns-content dpsp-networks-btns-share dpsp-column-auto dpsp-has-button-icon-animation"><li><a 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“compromise U.S. national security and President Biden’s ability to lead with impartiality.” </p> <p>Among other things, House Republicans have accused President Biden and his son, Hunter, of accepting a <a href="https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Letter-to-Wray-re-Meetings-052423.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">$5 million</a> bribe from a <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/06/12/burisma-boss-in-alleged-biden-bribe-scheme-claims-to-have-15-taped-conversations-with-hunter-2-with-joe-grassley/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ukrainian oil and gas company</a> when Joe Biden was vice president and Hunter was on the company’s board. As <a href="https://www.factcheck.org/2023/06/republican-claims-about-hunter-biden-offenses/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">we have written</a>, that’s an unsubstantiated allegation based on an unverified report. </p> <p>When <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/06/08/remarks-by-president-biden-and-prime-minister-rishi-sunak-of-the-united-kingdom-in-joint-press-conference/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">asked</a> about the bribery allegation earlier this month, Biden said, “It’s a bunch of malarkey.” </p> <p>At a <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/06/23/remarks-by-president-biden-and-prime-minister-modi-of-the-republic-of-india-in-meeting-with-senior-officials-and-ceos-of-technology-companies/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">June 23</a> roundtable discussion at the White House with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the CEOs of technology companies, Biden <a href="https://youtu.be/xxlKUl-z368?t=6" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">joked</a> about the House Republican investigations. He opened the meeting by saying, “We — I was just thanking the — anyway, I started off without you, and I sold a lot of state secrets and a lot of very important things that we shared. Now, all kidding aside.”</p> <p>The Republican National Committee’s research team posted <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1673436267634388992" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">a short clip</a> of Biden’s opening remarks on Twitter. However, the edited video doesn’t include Biden saying he is kidding. </p> <p>The misleading video, which received more than 24,000 likes, was shared by Republican Reps. <a href="https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1673446541523136513" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Marjorie Taylor Greene</a> of Georgia and <a href="https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1673462794258096129" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Matt Gaetz</a> of Florida, and uploaded to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Ct-VdQxgndy/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Instagram</a> by Donald Trump Jr., garnering tens of thousands of additional likes. </p> <p>In her tweet, Greene called for Biden to be impeached, saying, “Joe Biden’s brain is going and he’s literally admitting his crimes out loud.” The congresswoman <a href="https://greene.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=442" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">drafted</a> articles of impeachment in May against Biden, focusing largely on the Biden’s immigration policy.</p> <p><a href="https://perma.cc/Z9FD-47DS" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Facebook</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ct-tEFPAjcl/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=b7a2de55-005d-4884-8747-26e479bded53" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Instagram</a> users <a href="https://perma.cc/A732-S6VD" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">further disseminated</a> the misleading claim — some without the video. One Facebook user <a href="https://perma.cc/M87A-MT68" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">said</a>, “Biden literally just admitted ON CAMERA that he sold state secrets…LOCK. HIM. UP.” In a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AMERlCANBORN/posts/pfbid02R9MhR7h7dMNV92Jts4TcNFnnrX3bfPvjwrduKtdWRpza4myT93QvzxoqW5ytisbxl?comment_id=1766930793721020" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">comment</a> to that post, a Facebook user said, “Definitely he needs to be impeached and put in jail.”</p> <p><a href="https://perma.cc/8GE8-B5UU" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">One Twitter user said</a>, “Hard to tell, but I think he was joking,” in response to RNC Research’s original tweet. Another user <a href="https://twitter.com/BoilingWater247/status/1673453791927226369?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">responded</a>, “The leader of the free world (I use all of those terms loosely) CANNOT be so careless with his words NO MATTER WHAT! If it’s on purpose, that makes it worse. He is mocking himself and by extension, the US gov’t. This is not OK!”</p> <p>It is not the <a href="https://www.factcheck.org/2020/03/viral-biden-video-is-deceptively-edited/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">first</a> <a href="https://www.factcheck.org/2022/07/social-media-posts-misleadingly-edit-and-misrepresent-biden-remarks-from-teleprompter/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">time</a> a misleadingly edited clip has been used to attack Biden. </p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <p><em>Editor’s note: <a href="http://factcheck.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">FactCheck.org</a> is one of several organizations <a href="http://www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org/factcheck-org-to-work-with-facebook-on-exposing-viral-fake-news/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">working with Facebook</a> to debunk misinformation shared on social media. Our previous stories can be found <a href="https://www.factcheck.org/fake-news/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>. Facebook has <a href="https://www.factcheck.org/2017/07/debunking-fake-news/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">no control</a> over our editorial content.</em></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Sources</h2> <p>U.S. House Committee of Oversight and Accountability. “<a href="https://oversight.house.gov/landing/biden-family-investigation/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Biden Family Investigation</a>.” Accessed 27 Jun 2023.</p> <p>Farley, Robert et al. “<a href="https://www.factcheck.org/2023/06/republican-claims-about-hunter-biden-offenses/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Republican Claims About Hunter Biden Offenses</a>.” FactCheck.org. 21 Jun 2023.</p> <p>Biden, Joe. “<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/06/08/remarks-by-president-biden-and-prime-minister-rishi-sunak-of-the-united-kingdom-in-joint-press-conference/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom in Joint Press Conference</a>.” White House. 8 Jun 2023.</p> <p>Biden, Joe. “<a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2023/06/23/remarks-by-president-biden-and-prime-minister-modi-of-the-republic-of-india-in-meeting-with-senior-officials-and-ceos-of-technology-companies/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Remarks by President Biden and Prime Minister Modi of the Republic of India in Meeting with Senior Officials and CEOs of Technology Companies</a>.” White House. 23 Jun 2023.</p> <p>RNC Research (@RNCResearch). “<a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1673436267634388992" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">BIDEN (last week): “I sold a lot of state secrets and a lot of very important things….</a>” Twitter. 26 Jun 2023.</p> <p>Greene, Marjorie (@RepMTG). “<a href="https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1673446541523136513" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">‘I sold a lot state secrets and a lot of very important things.’ Joe Biden’s brain is going and he’s literally admitting his crimes out loud. Impeach Biden! It’s unreal and so insulting to America.</a>” Twitter. 26 Jun 2023.</p> <p>Gaetz, Matt (@mattgaetz). “<a href="https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1673462794258096129" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">What in the world…</a>.” Twitter. 26 Jun 2023. </p> <p>Trump Jr., Donald (@donaldjtrumpjr). “<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Ct-VdQxgndy/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">When they tell you who they are… BELIEVE THEM.</a>” Instagram. 26 Jun 2023.</p> <p>Jones, Brea. “<a href="https://www.factcheck.org/2022/07/social-media-posts-misleadingly-edit-and-misrepresent-biden-remarks-from-teleprompter/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Social Media Posts Misleadingly Edit and Misrepresent Biden Remarks from Teleprompter</a>.” FactCheck.org. 14 Jul 2022. </p> <p>Hale Spencer, Saranac. “<a href="https://www.factcheck.org/2020/03/viral-biden-video-is-deceptively-edited/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Viral Biden Video Is Deceptively Edited</a>.” FactCheck.org. 9 Mar 2020.</p> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <div class="term-listing-footer"><ul> <li class="categories">Categories<ul> <li class="cat-item cat-item-4669"><a href="https://www.factcheck.org/fake-news/">Debunking Viral Claims</a> </li> <li class="cat-item cat-item-4"><a href="https://www.factcheck.org/the-factcheck-wire/">FactCheck Posts</a> </li> </ul></li></ul></div> </footer> </article> <hr> <nav class="container navigation post-navigation"> <div class="row nav-links justify-content-between"> <a class="col-6 post-pagination-wrapper" href="https://www.factcheck.org/2023/06/scicheck-tiktok-video-mangles-american-cancer-society-breast-cancer-estimates/"><div class="post-pagination-block"><span class="post-pagination-header">Previous Story</span><span class="nav-previous">TikTok Video Mangles American Cancer Society Breast Cancer Estimates</span></div></a><a class="col-6 post-pagination-wrapper" href="https://www.factcheck.org/2023/06/viral-posts-distort-greta-thunberg-tweet-warning-about-climate-change/"><div class="post-pagination-block"><span class="post-pagination-header">Next Story</span><span class="nav-nextious">Viral Posts Distort Greta Thunberg Tweet Warning About Climate Change</span></div></a> </div> </nav> </main> <hr class="d-block d-sm-none"> </div>  <div class="col-md-4 widget-area" id="right-sidebar" role="complementary"> <aside id="factcheck_additional_resources_widget-2" class="widget widget_factcheck_additional_resources_widget"></aside><aside id="scicheck_ask_widget-2" class="widget widget_scicheck_ask_widget"><div class="fc-ask-widget"><div class="h5">Ask SciCheck</div><span id="dpsp-post-content-markup" data-image-pin-it="false"></span> <p><strong>Q: Are wind farms harmful to the environment?</strong></p> <p><strong>A: Like all energy sources, wind farms have some negative environmental impacts. 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