Trumpworld Trots Out Another ‘Cheap Fake’ Video of President Biden

Less than a week after being derided for using a deceptively edited clip of President Joe Biden to suggest that he “wandered off” during a G7 economic summit in Italy, right-wing pundits and media outlets—including Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post—published another round of stories featuring a similarly edited clip of the president, this time in an attempt to smear the 81-year-old for “freezing” up while on stage at a fundraiser.

The practice of deceptively editing and circulating clips of political opponents, dubbed recently as “cheap fakes,” is increasingly being used in recent weeks by Republicans and conservative publications, especially to highlight problems relating to Biden’s age.

Sunday’s video features Biden and former President Barack Obama on stage at the conclusion of a star-studded fundraiser in Hollywood, taking in the crowd’s cheers. The president and his predecessor had just sat through an interview with late-night host Jimmy Kimmel for more than a half hour at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater.

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