“President Joe Biden was "falling asleep" during a meeting with the Israeli president.”
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Claim dated 27 Aug 2023.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
President Joe Biden met with the Israeli president and a clip circulating makes the false suggestion Biden was "falling asleep" during the meeting. The full video shows Biden was consulting notecards and wasn't asleep.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 August 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 1 September 2023, 5 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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- PolitiFact: False“Video shows President Joe Biden falling asleep “on live TV.”