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Right-wing media falsely claim that Biden fell asleep during ceremony honoring victims of Hawaii wildfires
Harris Faulkner: “Many are saying that he may have nodded off. Yet another moment highlighting the concerns over his age and mental fitness.”
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On August 21, President Joe Biden visited Lahaina, Hawaii to pledge support for the residents of Maui and to attend a ceremony honoring victims of the devastating wildfire. After a video of Biden with his eyes momentarily closed circulated online, right-wing media claimed that Biden had fallen asleep during the ceremony. Despite numerous fact-checks asserting that Biden was awake throughout the entire ceremony, right-wing media still used the debunked narrative to criticize Biden and call into question his mental fitness.