Photo of Joe Biden inappropriately touching Ukrainian Prez Volodymyr Zelensky is morphed
A photo of US President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is circulating on social media.
By Sunanda Naik
Hyderabad: A photo of US President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is circulating on social media.
In the viral image, the US President and the First Lady can be seen consoling the Ukrainian President. However, Mr. Biden is touching Mr. Zelensky inappropriately.
In the backdrop of the recent visit of Zelensky to Washington on 21st December 2022. A picture from the event has gone viral on social media.
Fact Check
NewsMeter performed a reverse image search of the viral image which led us to the original photo tweeted by the US First Lady Jill Biden on 22 December 2022.
On performing a keyword search using the term "Zelensky meets Jill Biden and Joe Biden," we found similar images uploaded by Reuters on 22 December.
For further clarity, we have compared the viral photo with the original image:
After comparing both the images, it is clear that the viral image has been digitally edited. In the original picture, Joe Biden kept his hands on Mr. Zelensky's back. Hence, the claim is false.
