Fact check: Video shows Cruz blaming Biden for gas prices, not swearing at Adam Schiff

The claim: Video shows Ted Cruz insulting Adam Schiff

Some social media users are sharing a video they claim shows Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, swearing at Democratic California Rep. Adam Schiff.

"'You son of a b----' Sen Ted Cruz angrily gets up and mops the floor with Adam Schiff and entire dems," reads the caption of the video in a Sept. 12 Facebook post.

The video was viewed 140,000 times in three days.

But it is miscaptioned. The video shows Cruz criticizing President Joe Biden's oil and gas policies. He does not swear or mention Schiff in the clip.

USA TODAY reached out to the Facebook user who shared the post for comment.

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Video shows Cruz criticizing Biden

The video in the post is a clip from a May 18 Republican news conference about gas prices.

During the conference, Cruz accused Biden of intentionally driving up gas prices through a series of policy decisions. At no point does Cruz swear at Schiff or mention the Democratic congressman.

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Our rating: False

Based on our research, we rate FALSE the claim that a video shows Cruz insulting Schiff. In the video, Cruz does not use that phrase or mention Schiff. Instead, he blames Biden's policy decisions for rising gas prices.

Our fact-check sources:

• Lead Stories, Sept. 13, Fact check: Ted Cruz did not call Adam Schiff a 'son of a "b*ch'

• C-SPAN, May 18, Senate Republicans News Conference on Gas Prices

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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Fact check: Video shows Cruz criticizing Biden, not swearing at Schiff