Claim:
President Joe Biden boarded the wrong, empty plane at Joint Base Andrews, arriving to meet three Americans freed from a prisoner swap with Russia on August 1, 2024.
Reasoning:
The claim that President Biden mistakenly boarded an empty plane is false. The context for his boarding the aircraft was to personally thank the flight crew who transported the freed prisoners. The White House spokesperson Andrew Bates confirmed this reasoning. A longer video from C-SPAN shows Biden greeting the released Americans and entering the plane they arrived on, not Air Force One. Additionally, photos from the event and accounts from those present confirm that the plane was not empty and Biden’s actions were purposeful.
Fact or Fiction?
Fiction. President Joe Biden did not mistakenly board an empty plane; he boarded the correct aircraft to thank the crew for their service.
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