“Joe Biden takes a knee after spotting an American flag near his childhood home in Pennsylvania.”
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Photo shows Biden kneeling to talk to a child, not because he saw an American flag
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- Joe Biden has kneeled to show solidarity with activists, but this photo shows him crouching down to talk with a child.
In June, Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, posed for a photo with activists and took a knee, a symbol of support for demonstrators protesting police brutality.
But an image of the former vice president kneeling that’s circulating on Facebook does not show this moment.
"Joe Biden takes a knee after spotting an American flag near his childhood home in Pennsylvania," reads the description above a photo of Biden kneeling in the middle of a street.
This post was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.)
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The image does show Biden in Scranton, Penn., but he’s kneeling to talk with a child during a visit to his childhood home in July, according to the caption for the photo, which was taken by AP photographer Matt Slocum.
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Facebook post, July 11, 2020
The Washington Post, Biden takes a knee in first non-virtual campaign event since March, June 2, 2020
ABC News, Biden takes on Trump in speech outlining vision for economy recovery, July 9, 2020
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Photo shows Biden kneeling to talk to a child, not because he saw an American flag
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