The White House accuses “Murdoch's media” of lying

Thursday's blog post was dedicated to “embarrassing” clips of Joe Biden that are trending to the right in the media and social networks. I could have added another misleading clip, carried on the same day by the Republican Party, many Donald Trump supporters, and two conservative media outlets owned by Rupert Murdoch – Fox News and Fox News Channel. New York Post. The clip gives the impression that the Democratic president is distancing himself from the other participants in the G7 summit in Italy without knowing where he is headed. But through the widening of the clip's frame, we see that he is approaching one of the paratroopers who has just offered the group a demonstration, as the channel's subscribers indicated. mail :

President Biden appeared to be rambling at the G7 summit in Italy, where officials needed to bring him back into focus. https://t.co/M50eobWwHr pic.twitter.com/Uaw1etcUB8

– New York Post (@nypost) June 13, 2024

Clearly, this is not the first time the GOP and its allies have manipulated a video to bolster their rhetoric about an aging Joe Biden. But this may be the first time the White House has responded. One of his spokesman, Andrew Bates, accused the “Murdoch media” of lying to hurt Joe Biden. Here they use an artificially narrow frame to hide from viewers that he has just witnessed a skydiving demonstration. “He is congratulating one of the parachutists and expressing his admiration,” noted Bates in X.

Murdoch's outlets are desperate for a distraction @potosRecord that they are just lying.

Here, they use an artificially narrow frame to obscure viewers who have just watched a skydiving demonstration.

He says congratulations to one of the divers and gives a thumbs up. video: https://t.co/Pn0uGtzpLy pic.twitter.com/tDowABzud3

–Andrew Bates (@AndrewJBates46) June 13, 2024

It doesn't matter : New York PostHe returns to the charge on Friday with the headline at the top of this post.