{"id":2292661,"date":"2024-07-11T13:00:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T17:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-joe-biden-pointing-a-handgun-at-jill-biden\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T13:00:29","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T17:00:29","slug":"fact-check-does-this-photo-show-joe-biden-pointing-a-handgun-at-jill-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-joe-biden-pointing-a-handgun-at-jill-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show Joe Biden Pointing A Handgun At Jill Biden?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-does-this-photo-show-joe-biden-pointing-a-handgun-at-jill-biden%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2292661&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u2063 article discusses a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-the-prosecutor-in-the-kyle-rittenhouse-case-wear-a-black-lives-matter-pin\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did The Prosecutor In The Kyle Rittenhouse Case Wear A Black Lives Matter Pin?\">photo shared<\/a> on X that allegedly shows \u200bPresident Joe Biden pointing a handgun at his wife, First Lady Jill Biden. However, the \u2062verdict is that the photo has been edited, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ian-sams-former-kamala-aide-and-grillary-clinton-apron-model-lands-new-gig-as-bidens-covid-spox\/\" title=\"Ian Sams, Former Kamala Aide and \u2018Grillary Clinton\u2019 Apron Model, Lands New Gig as Biden\u2019s COVID Spox\">original image<\/a> from April 2021 actually shows Joe Biden giving Jill Biden a dandelion. The article also mentions an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/credit-card-companies-make-big-announcements-about-pornhub-following-horrifying-claims\/\" title=\"Credit Card Companies Make Big Announcements About Pornhub Following Horrifying Claims\">opinion column<\/a> by actor George Clooney urging Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential election, with Clooney predicting that Biden won&#8217;t\u200c be able to win against Trump. The \u2063claim of Joe\u200d Biden pointing\u200d a gun at his wife is\u2063 deemed inaccurate.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A photo <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jeremysmiles\/status\/1810143111101727114\/photo\/1\">shared on X<\/a> allegedly shows President Joe Biden pointing a handgun at his wife, First Lady Jill Biden.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">joe no!!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qmoMj7lhOs\">pic.twitter.com\/qmoMj7lhOs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeremy Kaplowitz (@jeremysmiles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeremysmiles\/status\/1810143111101727114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The photo has been edited. The original image was captured in April 2021 and shows Joe Biden giving Jill Biden a dandelion.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Actor George Clooney wrote an opinion column asking Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 presidential election, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/article\/2024\/jul\/10\/george-clooney-biden-step-down\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Guardian<\/a>. Clooney predicted that Biden will not be able to win against Trump and suggested that his exit would save democracy.<\/p>\n<p>An X image purportedly shows Joe Biden pointing a gun at his wife. The photo appears to show Joe Biden approaching his wife with a handgun pointed at her while the first lady has her hand raised.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cjoe no!!!!\u201d the caption reads.<\/p>\n<p>This claim is inaccurate. There are no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=02a4ee299fbe318f&#038;rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS1076US1076&#038;sxsrf=ADLYWIKbLYA0oODK1M1xYmoSN2ihWZNlSQ:1720639963111&#038;q=joe+biden+points+gun+at+jill+biden&#038;tbm=nws&#038;source=lnms&#038;fbs=AEQNm0Aa4sjWe7Rqy32pFwRj0UkWtG_mNb-HwafvV8cKK_h1a5eSkyfXNgRC6a9SKsMT7FIVFrTRcgQ9wgg-AOu0QCUSi1WWZ90AVgAx1eSHdTBok3TYtUIqP1gXwzloUbIhLdpKrPUnECB89KldayD8-e8Dl5HWACom4lT7-0e889K6duZ0WFanPsJajd_NbnkXQ8QX7Rk_iJFTK_phfzByTCe4Z1wvAw&#038;sa=X&#038;ved=2ahUKEwjn7qWum52HAxU7GtAFHXm7BpsQ0pQJegQICBAB&#038;biw=1920&#038;bih=911&#038;dpr=1\">credible news reports<\/a> about such an incident occurring. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/10\/fact-check-fact-checking-joe-bidens-claim-that-mark-warner-tried-to-get-the-presidential-nomination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Fact-Checking Joe Biden\u2019s Claim That Mark Warner \u201cTried To Get\u201d The Presidential Nomination)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">The original, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-does-this-photo-show-the-monster-building-in-hong-kong-with-hundreds-of-floors\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Does This Photo Show The Monster Building In Hong Kong With Hundreds Of Floors?\">unedited image<\/a> was posted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/news-photo\/president-joe-biden-gives-a-dandelion-flower-to-first-lady-news-photo\/1232592792?adppopup=true\">Getty Images<\/a>, crediting Nicholas Kamm of AFP. It shows Biden with a dandelion, not a gun, in hand as he offers it to the first lady. The caption reads, \u201cUS President Joe Biden gives a dandelion flower to First Lady Jill Biden as they arrive to depart on Marine One from the Ellipse in Washington, DC, on April 29, 2021. \u2013 President Biden travels to Georgia to mark his first 100 days in office.\u201d Additionally, Reuters uploaded a video of this interaction to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?app=desktop&#038;v=xkKVjL8y9d0&#038;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.playradio.lt%2F&#038;feature=emb_imp_woyt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xkKVjL8y9d0?si=FVKKDVxqQ2t_Tspf\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Check Your Fact reached out to a spokesperson for the Biden campaign for comment and will update this piece accordingly if one is received.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A photo circulating on X social media allegedly shows President Joe Biden pointing a gun at his wife, First Lady Jill Biden. However, this claim is false as the image has been edited. The original photo, taken in April 2021, actually shows Joe Biden giving Jill Biden a dandelion. There is no credible evidence or news reports to support the claim that Biden pointed a gun at his wife. Additionally, actor George Clooney wrote an opinion column suggesting that Biden should drop out of the 2024 presidential election, but there is no connection between this column and the edited photo. The original, unedited image can be found on Getty Images and shows a completely different scenario than what is being falsely portrayed in the edited photo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":613,"featured_media":2292662,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2160488003-1-e1720641080640.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13420,15024,32945,32320,5935],"class_list":["post-2292661","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-fact-check","tag-handgun","tag-jill-biden","tag-joe-biden","tag-photo"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cdn01.dailycaller.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/GettyImages-2160488003-1-e1720641080640.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292661","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/613"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2292661"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292661\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292662"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292661"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292661"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292661"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}