Fact-Checkers Debunk Altered Video Claiming Anti-Biden Chant at Army-Navy Game
The original video shows the crowd singing to an EDM song, not chanting against President Biden.
- An altered video from the December 9, 2023, Army-Navy football game that appears to show the crowd chanting a vulgar phrase against President Joe Biden has been debunked by multiple fact-checking organizations.
- The original video shows the crowd, including a large contingent of Army cadets, singing and bouncing to an EDM song often played at Army football games and other sporting events.
- The video was edited to add the chant, which actually occurred at a concert in 2021.
- The false claim has been widely shared on social media, with one tweet that shared the edited footage receiving approximately 37,000 likes and 11,000 shares as of Monday.
- Similar anti-Biden chants have been added to other footage of Biden, including his appearance at the University of Pennsylvania’s commencement in May and multiple videos of his speeches.