FACT CHECK: Viral X Video Falsely Claims Joe Biden Said He Was Born In Israel
A viral video shared on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, claims President Joe Biden purportedly said he was born in Israel during a recent speech.
Biden who said that he attended Black church, was raised by Puerto Ricans in a Polish community claims now that he was born in Israel.
Someone please make it stop!! pic.twitter.com/96xgdjWyzq
— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) October 18, 2023
Verdict: False
A transcript available via the White House’s website indicates Biden said, “The State of Israel was born to be a safe place for the Jewish people of the world. That’s why it was born.” Biden never claimed he was born in Israel, as the post suggests. A White House spokesperson also denied the claim’s validity in an email to Check Your Fact.
Fact Check:
Biden said, “American leadership is what holds the world together” during a Thursday primetime speech focusing on the current conflicts in both Israel and Ukraine, according to Reuters. Biden is set to ask Congress for $100 billion in new spending, with $60 billion set aside for Ukraine and $14 billion set aside for Israel, the outlet reported.
“Biden who said that he attended Black church, was raised by Puerto Ricans in a Polish community claims now that he was born in Israel. Someone please make it stop!!,” the post’s caption purports. The post includes a video of Biden delivering a recent speech on Israel, and he appears to say, “that’s where [he] was born.”
The claim is false, however. A transcript available via the White House’s website indicates Biden never claimed he was born in Israel as the viral X post suggests. During the speech, Biden said the following: “The State of Israel was born to be a safe place for the Jewish people of the world. That’s why it was born. I have long said: If Israel didn’t exist, we would have to invent it.”
Video of the speech published by C-SPAN also shows Biden did not claim he was born in Israel. (RELATED: Video Of President Biden Arriving In Israel Predates Current Conflict)
Likewise, Check Your Fact found no credible news reports supporting the claim made via the viral X video. In addition, Biden has not publicly commented on the claim via his personal or government X accounts.
Furthermore, Biden was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, according to his official biography available via the White House’s website.
A White House spokesperson denied the claim’s validity in an email to Check Your Fact, stating, “This is false.”
