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Did Biden Fall on Stairs to Air Force One?
He was not the first president to take such a spill.
By Dan Evon
Snopes Published 19 March 2021
Claim
A video shows U.S. President Joe Biden slipping and falling while ascending the stairs of Air Force One.
RATING
TRUE
Origin
On March 19, 2021, a video went viral on social media that supposedly showed U.S. President Joe Biden slipping and falling while ascending the stairs of Air Force One
This is a genuine video of Biden falling on the stairs of Air Force One.
This video was taken on March 19, 2021, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland and shows Biden before he departed to visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and to meet with Asian American leaders in the aftermath of a shooting that left eight people, including six Asian women, dead in Atlanta, Georgia.
The above-displayed video was captured by Reuters reporter Trevor Hunnicutt. Photographs from Getty Images (such as the one at the top of this article) also documented Biden’s tumble. The Hill posted a second video showing this fall from a different angle:
The above-displayed video was captured by Reuters reporter Trevor Hunnicutt. Photographs from Getty Images (such as the one at the top of this article) also documented Biden’s tumble. The Hill posted a second video showing this fall from a different angle:
It doesn’t appear that Biden was injured in the fall. It should be noted, however, that this mishap came a few months after Biden recovered from a foot injury.
He was not the first president to take such a spill.
By Dan Evon
Snopes Published 19 March 2021
 |
Claim
A video shows U.S. President Joe Biden slipping and falling while ascending the stairs of Air Force One.
RATING
TRUE
Origin
On March 19, 2021, a video went viral on social media that supposedly showed U.S. President Joe Biden slipping and falling while ascending the stairs of Air Force One
This is a genuine video of Biden falling on the stairs of Air Force One.
This video was taken on March 19, 2021, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland and shows Biden before he departed to visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and to meet with Asian American leaders in the aftermath of a shooting that left eight people, including six Asian women, dead in Atlanta, Georgia.
The above-displayed video was captured by Reuters reporter Trevor Hunnicutt. Photographs from Getty Images (such as the one at the top of this article) also documented Biden’s tumble. The Hill posted a second video showing this fall from a different angle:
The above-displayed video was captured by Reuters reporter Trevor Hunnicutt. Photographs from Getty Images (such as the one at the top of this article) also documented Biden’s tumble. The Hill posted a second video showing this fall from a different angle:
It doesn’t appear that Biden was injured in the fall. It should be noted, however, that this mishap came a few months after Biden recovered from a foot injury.
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