Liberal media outlets 'running cover' for Biden by calling viral clips 'cheap fakes,' critics say
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Several news organizations including NBC, CBS and The Washington Post have elevated the "cheap fakes" narrative pushed by the Biden White House to combat unflattering viral videos.
Joseph A. Wulfsohn is a media reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to joseph.wulfsohn@fox.com and on Twitter: @JosephWulfsohn.
One prominent example was footage showing Biden stepping away from other world leaders at the G-7 Summit to give a thumbs up to parachutists off-camera, prompting Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to corral him back to the group for a photo-op. Fox News' David Rutz contributed to this report.
"Selective editing of video and putting spin on interpretations of events has been going on in American politics for a long time," DePauw University journalism professor Jeffrey McCall said. "What has been surprising, however, is how eager the establishment media have been to parrot the White House spin, trying to dismiss concerns about Biden’s capabilities as just cheap fake editing and razzle-dazzle."