Photo of Biden was altered to suggest he touched a child inappropriately
CLAIM: A photo shows President Joe Biden touching a child inappropriately below the waist.
AP’S ASSESSMENT: Altered photo. The photo was digitally altered to make it appear as if Biden’s hands were under the child’s shirt. The original photo, which was taken by an Associated Press photographer in 2021, shows the child stretching their shirt to show the president, who is pointing at the shirt in return.
THE FACTS: Social media users are sharing a manipulated photo to suggest Biden inappropriately touched a child below the waist.
The altered photo appears to show Biden kneeling in front of a child, with his hands underneath the kid’s gray shirt. The photo was shared on Instagram on Sunday with a caption above the photo that reads, “This is what people ‘voted’ for?”
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