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Fact check: Posts misrepresent Biden kneeling for photo with Seattle Storm at the White House

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USA TODAYSocial media users have criticized President Joe Biden in the past for taking a knee and have linked him to a social justice movement – kneeling during the national anthem.Last year, USA TODAY that Biden took a knee when he saw an American flag when in fact he knelt to speak to a child at eye level. USA TODAY also that he took a knee during the national anthem at a&nbsp;campaign visit in Miami. In July, USA TODAY about&nbsp;Biden kneeling during a meeting with Israeli officials.The most recent claim is that&nbsp;&nbsp;during a visit by the 2020 WNBA champion Seattle Storm . claims "Biden took a knee today. To impress the Taleban (sic.)." The post features an image of Biden&nbsp;holding a&nbsp;green and yellow jersey and kneeling with the team behind him.The post accumulated more than 2,000 interactions in the first week.also .&nbsp;USA TODAY reached out to the Facebook and Twitter users for comment.Fact check:The photo of Biden with the players, coaches and executives&nbsp;is authentic, but the claim misleads about the reason he knelt.On Aug. 24, following the Seattle Storm's visit to the White House, answered questions about the incident."We don’t know what happened yesterday," . "Was he in support of – taking the knee in support of police reform, or was he just kneeling?",&nbsp;"Well, the president certainly supports police reform, but he also was taking a photo with a sports team, and he has also kneeled in other occasions with sports teams in the past."During the visit, for&nbsp;its work on and off the court and highlighted the&nbsp;, which is part of the team's efforts for social justice.But USA TODAY found no evidence to support any claim&nbsp;that Biden knelt in support of social justice or to impress the Taliban.Fact check:USA TODAY reached out to the White House for comment., the Los Angeles Dodgers visited Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House&nbsp;to celebrate their 2020 World Series title.&nbsp;Biden and Harris posed for a picture with the team and the president knelt.In May, a&nbsp; Biden and first lady Jill Biden posing for a picture during a Medal of Honor ceremony with Korean War-era&nbsp;Army Col. Ralph Puckett at the White House. The president , as did&nbsp;South Korean President Moon Jae-in, next to a seated Puckett.Last year, Biden,&nbsp;visited the Rev. Silvester S. Beaman at&nbsp;the Bethel AME Church in Wilmington, Delaware, where he posed for a picture with the pastor and attendees. him kneeling then, too.The claim that Biden took a knee to impress the Taliban is FALSE, based on our research. The president welcomed the 2020 WNBA champion at the White House and knelt for a picture with the team.&nbsp;This isn't the first time he has posed kneeling for pictures with a sports team&nbsp;or in other settings.&nbsp;Featured Weekly Ad

USA TODAYSocial media users have criticized President Joe Biden in the past for taking a knee and have linked him to a social justice movement – kneeling during the national anthem.Last year, USA TODAY that Biden took a knee when he saw an American flag when in fact he knelt to speak to a child at eye level. USA TODAY also that he took a knee during the national anthem at a&nbsp;campaign visit in Miami. In July, USA TODAY about&nbsp;Biden kneeling during a meeting with Israeli officials.The most recent claim is that&nbsp;&nbsp;during a visit by the 2020 WNBA champion Seattle Storm . claims...

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