Fact check: Video altered to show Joe Biden making transphobic remarks

The claim: Video shows President Joe Biden making transphobic remarks in a speech

A Feb. 3 Instagram video shows President Joe Biden giving a speech with what appears to be audio of him insulting transgender women.

"You have no womb you have no ovaries," says the audio. "You have no eggs. You're a homosexual man twisted by drugs and surgery into a crude mockery of nature's perfection."

The video garnered more than 12,000 likes in five days. Similar posts have been shared on Instagram.

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Our rating: Altered

The audio track of the video has been altered. The original video shows Biden speaking about the U.S. and NATO supporting Ukraine during its war with Russia. He didn't discuss transgender issues during the speech.

Video's audio is altered

The clip was taken from a Jan. 25 speech that was shared on YouTube by various news outlets.

The flags in the background, Biden's hand gestures, the time stamp in the upper-left corner and the presence of Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd James Austin III match that of the cropped Facebook video.

Biden didn't discuss transgender women at any point during the speech. Instead, he spoke about the U.S. and NATO supporting Ukraine, according to a transcript published by the White House.

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Biden has shown support for the transgender community throughout his presidential term. Examples of this support include his public criticism of anti-LGBT legislation across the country and his call on Congress to pass the Equality Act, which would give protections to individuals regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

This isn't the first time social media users have shared a video of a politician with edited audio. USA TODAY previously debunked claims that a video shows Former President Donald Trump defending Kanye West and that another shows a crowd chanting profanity at Biden during a speech on gun reform.

USA TODAY reached out to the user who shared the post for comment.

Lead Stories and PolitiFact also debunked this claim.

Our fact-check sources:

• CNN (YouTube ), Jan. 25, Hear Biden’s full remarks on United States’ continued support for Ukraine

• CNBC Television (YouTube), Jan. 25, President Biden delivers remarks in support of Ukraine — 01/25/23

• Guardian News (YouTube), Jan. 25, Biden gives speech on US support for Ukraine as Germany confirms tank provision – watch live

• The White House, Jan. 25, Remarks by President Biden on Continued Support for Ukraine

• Human Rights Campaign, accessed Feb. 8, President Biden's Pro-LGBTQ Timeline

• President Biden, Feb. 8, 2022, Tweet

• Lead stories, Feb. 6, Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show President Biden Making Transphobic Remarks -- Audio Is Digitally Manipulated

• PolitiFact, Feb. 6, Joe Biden has offered support for transgender Americans, unlike what deepfake video shows

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