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Quick TakeFull Story&nbsp;A video shared on social media is being used to falsely former Vice President Joe Biden of participating in a “‘Black Face’ skit.”In reality, the video in question has been manipulated to darken the face of a Black singer at a 1985 fundraiser, whom Biden — then a , now the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee — introduces on stage.The video is a clip from a Democratic Congressional Dinner during which Biden jokingly introduced a Black singer, , as “Michael Jackson” and later referred to him as “Prince” — moments that were the subject of a Washington Examiner earlier this year.The falsehood drew attention this week when a Twitter user the altered clip July 16, saying “Joe Biden participated in ‘Black Face’ skit”; it was retweeted nearly 900 times and accrued more than 87,000 views by the next day. It also on Facebook. Older examples of the false claim on and date back to January.The Twitter user who shared it this week later a video saying he was unaware the Biden video had been altered and said he got the video from the , an online video series by comedian and political commentator Jimmy Dore.The edited version of the video did appear in a posted by Dore with the erroneous claim that the singer was wearing “black face.”“The least problematic thing Joe Biden has coming at him is when he hosted a black face affair with a bunch of rich white people,” Dore told his viewers before showing the altered clip.We reached out to Dore about but didn’t hear back. Dore’s video had received more than 100,000 views as of July 16; it has since been from YouTube.As for the actual video, Powell, the singer, the Washington Examiner in January thatWe contacted Powell but didn’t receive a response. The Biden campaign declined to comment.Sources@BigFish3000. “” Twitter. 16 Jul 2020.@BigFish3000. “ Twitter. 16 Jul 2020.“.” C-SPAN. 8 May 1985.Halaschak, Zachary. “.” Washington Examiner. 9 Jan 2020.The Jimmy Dore Show. “” YouTube. 15 Jul 2020.LOCKSMITH – Prophets of DOOM. “.” 8 Jan 2020.Ask FactCheckQ: Are hospitals inflating the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths so they can be paid more?A: Recent legislation pays hospitals higher Medicare rates for COVID-19 patients and treatment, but there is no evidence of fraudulent reporting.Have a question?

Quick TakeFull Story&nbsp;A video shared on social media is being used to falsely former Vice President Joe Biden of participating in a “‘Black Face’ skit.”In reality, the video in question has been manipulated to darken the face of a Black singer at a 1985 fundraiser, whom Biden — then a , now the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee — introduces on stage.The video is a clip from a Democratic Congressional Dinner during which Biden jokingly introduced a Black singer, , as “Michael Jackson” and later referred to him as “Prince” — moments that were the subject of a Washington Examiner...

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