A video shows Nancy Pelosi unveiling a portrait of former U.S. Energy Department employee.
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is joined by her family and husband Paul Pelosi, far right, as they attend her portrait unveiling ceremony at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. (AP photo)
Pelosi unveiled her own portrait at the U.S. Capitol
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- This video was altered. In the original footage, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., unveils a video of herself at the U.S. Capitol.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., pulls back a blue curtain to reveal a portrait as a crowd applauds, in a video circulating on Facebook.
The person depicted in the gold frame? Sam Brinton, the former deputy assistant secretary for spent fuel and waste disposition in the U.S. Office of Nuclear Energy, who was recently accused of stealing luggage at a Las Vegas airport.
But this video has been altered, and a post sharing it was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Meta, which owns Facebook.)
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The real footage shows Pelosi unveiling her own portrait at the U.S. Capitol on Dec. 14.
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Facebook post, Dec. 15, 2022
CNN, Top Energy Department official no longer employed after luggage theft accusations, Dec. 13, 2022
CNN, Pelosi honored with official portrait and emotional tributes at unveiling ceremony, Dec. 14, 2022
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