No, this presidential seal doesnt prove the Bidens pretended to celebrate Easter at the White House – Tampa Bay Times

Published Apr. 20|Updated Apr. 20

The day after Easter, President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, hosted the first Egg Roll at the White House since the pandemic started.

The White House shared footage of the April 18 event. The verified @POTUS Twitter accountshared videosandphotos. News outlets, like theNew York Times, did the same.

And yet, claims that the Bidens didnt actually host an Egg Roll at the White House are spreading on social media.

Lol, one April 18postsaid of a photo showing the Bidens waving from behind a planter full of flowers and a presidential seal. Screenshot of Sleepy and Jill supposedly live at the WH for the Easter Egg Roll. Check it out that presidential seal guys !!!!!! FAKE NEWS! BUSTED!!!!

This post was flagged as part of Facebooks efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about ourpartnership with Facebook.)

It was echoed on Twitter.

Dont believe the Fake news telling you and showing you the Bidens Easter photo opp, an April 18tweetsaid. Below is the fake news photo on the left and the real Presidential seal from Google on the right. Did the eagle dye his tail feathers white for Easter? Why is eagle smoking a cigarette?

The presidential seal as it exists today dates back to 1945, when Harry S. Truman was president. A website for Trumans Little White House his winter retreat in Florida does show an eagle with brown tail feathers on apageabout the presidential seal and flag.

But we found that brown-tailed eagle on a presidential seal in a few other credible places. Thats because the seal the Bidens stood in front of at the White House on April 18 is authentic.

You can even see the same seal infootageof then-President Donald Trump and his family celebrating Easter at the White House in 2017.

It appears in a 2013 Smithsonian Magazinestoryabout the seal and is described as the modern seal of the President of the United States. Its also in a White House Historical Associationspostabout the history of the presidential seal. And youll even find it on a Britannicapagefor kids about the U.S. presidential seal.

The seal is real, and so was the egg hunt. We rate this ridiculous post Pants on Fire!

Read the rest here:

No, this presidential seal doesnt prove the Bidens pretended to celebrate Easter at the White House - Tampa Bay Times