{"id":938678,"date":"2021-10-29T18:13:43","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T22:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=938678"},"modified":"2021-10-29T18:13:45","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T22:13:45","slug":"fact-check-did-jen-psaki-reference-the-mark-of-the-beast-in-a-white-house-press-briefing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-jen-psaki-reference-the-mark-of-the-beast-in-a-white-house-press-briefing\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Jen Psaki Reference The Mark Of The Beast In A White House Press Briefing?"},"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\">34<\/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-did-jen-psaki-reference-the-mark-of-the-beast-in-a-white-house-press-briefing%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=938678&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--><div><\/div>\n<p>A post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CVViPacgTrJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Instagram<\/a> claims White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki referenced the mark of the beast at a press briefing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CVViPacgTrJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" readability=\"-8.5\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Psaki actually said \u201cto protect more people,\u201d according to subtitles and transcripts.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A video of Psaki speaking during a press conference has been <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/M3G3MIKEQp17\/status\/1452341902142021646\">circulating<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Francolinie\/status\/1451973115353964548\">social media<\/a> in recent days claiming she said President Joe Biden is doing what he can to \u201cprotect marked people.\u201d One such video\u2019s caption reads: \u201cWhat did raggedy-ann just say? listen to this s***. They are openly saying this is the mark of the beast now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The mark of the beast is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblestudytools.com\/dictionary\/mark-of-the-beast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bible reference<\/a> and signifies those who worship the antichrist, according to Bible Study Tools. Some people have baselessly claimed that the COVID-19 vaccine is the mark of the beast, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2021\/02\/16\/covid-vaccine-misinformation-evangelical-mark-beast\/\">Washington Post<\/a> reported.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2021\/05\/18\/fact-check-photo-joe-biden-jen-psaki\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Viral Post Claims To Show Photo Of Joe Biden And Jen Psaki)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Psaki does not, however, reference the mark of the beast during the speech. The video clip in the Instagram post, which stems from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5l6yvjUgvXk&amp;t=235s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sept. 10 press briefing<\/a>, shows Psaki replying to a reporter\u2019s question regarding the \u201ctone from the administration when it comes to blaming the unvaccinated.\u201d Biden announced on Sept. 9 that federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2021\/09\/09\/executive-order-on-requiring-coronavirus-disease-2019-vaccination-for-federal-employees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">employees<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/presidential-actions\/2021\/09\/09\/executive-order-on-ensuring-adequate-covid-safety-protocols-for-federal-contractors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contractors<\/a> must be vaccinated against COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>Psaki\u2019s answer to the question was, \u201cI wouldn\u2019t characterize his speech in exactly those words or that terminology. What you heard the President convey yesterday is the next steps that he is taking using every lever of government to reduce sicknesses, to reduce hospitalizations, to protect more people, and save more lives,\u201d according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2021\/09\/10\/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-jen-psaki-september-10-2021\/\">transcript<\/a> of the briefing published by the White House website.<\/p>\n<p>Subtitles on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5l6yvjUgvXk&amp;t=235s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a> of the press briefing published by the White House\u2019s YouTube channel further confirm Psaki said \u201cmore,\u201d not \u201cmarked.\u201d A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.presidency.ucsb.edu\/documents\/press-briefing-press-secretary-jen-psaki-70\">transcript<\/a> of the press briefing published by University of California Santa Barbara likewise shows no mention of the mark of the beast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post shared on Instagram claims White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki referenced the mark of the beast at a press briefing. 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