Video altered to make it look like Biden greeted wrong state

It's an awkward moment when a presidential candidate greets audience at a rally and names wrong state.

Fortunately for Democratic minee Joe Biden, that didn't happen to him this week, despite a widely shared video that appears to show him saying “Hello, Minnesota” to a crowd in Florida.

It turns out he was, indeed, in Minnesota. video that was shared had been altered to change text on a sign and podium to refer to Tampa, Florida, instead of Minnesota.

What you need to kw about this edited video and falsehoods spreading around it:

CLAIM: Video shows Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden mistakenly saying “Hello, Minnesota” at a campaign event in Tampa, Florida.

AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. sign behind Biden in this video has been edited to add words “Tampa, Florida” and remove words “TEXT MN to 30330.” podium has also been edited to add “FL” instead of “MN.” Original video from this event confirms that Biden was in Minnesota and addressed correct state in his greeting.

FACTS: An altered video circulating widely on social media appears to show Biden making a cringeworthy mistake: addressing Minnesotans during a campaign stop across country in Tampa, Florida.

“Hello, Minnesota!” Biden says after taking st. Behind him, a sign appears to read, “Tampa, Florida” and “Battle for Soul of Nation.”

Biden continues, “Jessica, thank you for being here, for sharing your story.” n, 16-second clip ends.

video had more than 900,000 views on Twitter on Sunday and was spreading quickly weekend before U.S. presidential election. However, words on sign and podium in this video have been manipulated. Several sources prove that Biden did t address wrong state in his greeting and he was indeed in Minnesota.

An original version of video on C-SPAN shows it was taken during an Oct. 30 campaign stop in St. Paul, Minnesota. sign did t read “Tampa, Florida,” but instead said “TEXT MN to 30330.” podium did t read “TEXT FL to 30330,” but instead said “TEXT MN to 30330.”

Several Associated Press ims from event provide additional proof that sign and podium said “TEXT MN to 30330” and did t include mention of Florida.

re are or contextual clues as well. video shows Biden wearing a thick coat for Minnesota’s cold climate. At a recent appearance in warmer Tampa, Florida, on Oct. 29, Biden only wore a suit jacket.

Biden’s reference to someone named Jessica in his greeting was to Jessica Intermill, a Minnesotan with rheumatoid arthritis who spoke about health care at St. Paul event before Biden took st.

Biden campaign did t immediately respond to a request for comment.