Fact check: White House Visitor Center display shows Biden's official presidential portrait

Chris Mueller, USA TODAY
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The claim: White House display shows photo that is 'not really Joe Biden'

A March 6 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows multiple photos of President Joe Biden, including one below a portrait of Dwight Eisenhower, the 34th president.

"There have been multiple Sleepys shown along the way," reads the post, referring to Biden. "The eyes go from blue to brown, the ears change, the faces change, everything, and yet many people do not see these very different faces. The fact that they put a ‘face’ on the Presidents Wall at the WH visitor center that is not really Joe Bidens (sic), shows this."

The post was shared more than 200 times in a week.

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Our rating: False

The photo in question shows Biden's official presidential portrait on display at the White House Visitor Center, where it is shown alongside images of all the past presidents. There is no evidence Biden has been replaced in any fashion.

Photo shows Biden's portrait at White House Visitor Center

The photo in the post that shows Biden below Eisenhower is Biden's official presidential portrait on display as part of the Presidential Portrait Panel at the White House Visitor Center, Katie Liming, a spokesperson for the National Park Service, told USA TODAY.

"The display includes the official portrait of President Biden along with all of our previous presidents," Liming said.

The other photos in the post also show Biden but were taken at different times. The side-by-side photos of Biden, for example, were taken six years apart. The photo on the left shows him giving his State of the Union address in February. The photo on the right was taken in 2017 at an event to celebrate his daughter, Ashley Biden, unveiling a collection of hoodies she designed.

President Joe Biden speaks about gun control from Monterey Park, California where 11 people were shot to death in January.
President Joe Biden speaks about gun control from Monterey Park, California where 11 people were shot to death in January.

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The set of photos below text that reads, "Not. The. Same. Guy," also shows Biden at different times in his life. The two photos at the top, for instance, were taken years apart. The photo on the left shows Biden in 2008, while the photo on the right appears to show him speaking in front of the logo for his 2020 presidential campaign.

USA TODAY has previously debunked other claims about Biden being replaced by a body double.

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

PolitiFact also debunked the claim.

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