No, US President Joe Biden has not arrived in Israel yet, the viral video is from 2022

On October 17, 2023, a video went viral on social media. It featured none other than the President of the United States, Joe Biden, along with his team disembarking from an airplane. The social media users claimed that Joe Biden has arrived in Israel amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine.

A News page on X named RT shared the viral video and wrote, Biden arrived in Israel.

An X user named Saurabh Singh shared the viral video and wrote, USA President Joe Biden arrived at Israel. Where are the leaders of 57 Muslim countries who stands with Palestine? He further added, USA strongly stands with Israel and leaders of 57 Muslims countries stands only on X with Palestine.

Global Eyed News also shared the viral video on X and wrote, Just In: US President Joe Biden arrived in Israel on a solidarity visit.

An X user named Ghazanfar GS shared the viral video and wrote, USA Joe Biden arrived in Israel for his own and Jewish Zionist interests. Where Are Muslim’s Leader?

Another X user named Pelham shared the viral video and wrote, Joe Biden who can barely walk, let alone think, lands in Israel. It looks like another full scale war in the Middle East is imminent.

So, is it true that US President Joe Biden has arrived in Israel? Let’s Fact Check.

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Fact Check

During our investigation, our first step was to conduct a reverse video search of the viral video to determine its authenticity, and what we stumbled upon was truly astonishing. We came across an official YouTube channel of Reuters, where we discovered a video uploaded on July 13, 2022. But the real shocker was yet to come.

At the 21-minute and 2-second mark of this YouTube video, we found ourselves looking at the exact same visuals as those in the viral video. And that’s not all. Reuters had provided a detailed description of the events unfolding in the video. According to their account, U.S. President Joe Biden had arrived at Ben Gurion airport, and a grand welcome ceremony was underway. President Biden was set to join Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and President Isaac Herzog in giving addresses during this momentous event.

This revelation brought a striking revelation: the video and the viral commotion were from 2022, during a time when Yair Lapid held the position of Prime Minister of Israel. A stark contrast to the present, where Benjamin Netanyahu leads the country.

Next, we came across another Youtube video on the official YouTube channel of The Washington Post, uploaded on July 13, 2022. At the 22-minute and 15-second mark of this Youtube video we encountered the same visuals as those in the viral video.

But that’s not all – The Washington Post had provided its own narrative of the events transpiring in the video. According to their description, President Biden delivers remarks upon arrival in Israel on July 13, 2022.

Furthermore, our investigative journey led us to the YouTube channel named “IsraeliPM,” the official channel of the Israeli Prime Minister. On July 13, 2022, a video was uploaded to this channel, capturing a moment in time that was eerily similar to the viral video. Specifically, at the 23-minute and 35-second mark of this video, we were treated to the exact same visuals that had set the internet abuzz. But that’s not all; the video’s description offered crucial insights into what was really happening.

According to the description, it was US President Joe Biden himself who had arrived in Israel. On that fateful day, he was received by none other than President Isaac Herzog, Prime Minister Yair Lapid, and Alternate Prime Minister Bennett in a grand state ceremony at Ben-Gurion International Airport. The video also revealed that President Biden was slated to tour the Defense Ministry’s multi-tiered air defense array.

Apart from this, we found that Joe Biden will travel to Israel on Wednesday i.e October 18, 2023 as per US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.

Hence, all these points prove that Joe Biden had not yet touched down in Israel. The viral video of US President Joe Biden, causing a stir in 2023, was, in fact, a year old, originating on July 13, 2022, during a time when Yair Lapid held the mantle of the Prime Minister’s office in Israel.