Fact Checking Claims of Biden Being Heckled in London

Social media posts say Biden was heckled at Queen Elizabeth’s funeral.

By Alec Dent

Sep 22, 2022

A viral tweet claims to show a video of President Joe Biden in London for Queen Elizabeth’s funeral being greeted by chants of “let’s go, Brandon,” a heckle of Biden popular on the right.

https://twitter.com/PapiTrumpo/status/1571966681597227008

The video has been altered, with unrelated audio added to the clip. The original video was tweeted on September 19 by Joe Armitage, a political analyst and columnist for The Telegraph.

American President comes to a standstill in London traffic near Marble Arch. Might as well have taken the bus. pic.twitter.com/lJ2nNE5kC9
— Joe Armitage (@joe_armitage) September 19, 2022

The video was also featured by The Daily Mail. Crowds in England did not greet Biden with the Brandon heckle.

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