Video in which US experts claim men can father children is fake – Australian Associated Press

AAP FACTCHECK – A fake video of US politicians asking health experts whether men can give birth is circulating on social media.

But the clip was edited using unrelated footage from the Senate hearings.

New Zealand anti-vaccination activist and preacher Billy Te Kahika shared the video in a Live broadcast on Facebook October 22.

“This is what is happening in the United States. That’s what’s alive and well in New Zealand…” he says before playing a video showing bewildered politicians asking if men can have children (44 minutes 35 seconds).

“Of course they can… It’s fun and games until your son comes home pregnant,” one witness replies.

A Facebook post circulating a fake video about a man's pregnancy has been deleted. — *Facebook released footage of a computer screen playing a fake video.*

However, the video has been digitally altered.

Clips of the senator John Kennedypediatric endocrinologist Dr. Jimena Lopez and a senator John Ossoff taken from 2023 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the civil rights of LGBTQ+ people (1:52:50; 2:05:32; 2:08:30).

Senator Ossoff’s video could be taken from a video recording of the hearing available on his YouTube channel.

Footage from Dr. Hannah Maxeya professor of family medicine who appeared as a witness Special Committee on Aging on supporting communities of care in 2023 (1:21:50) is also used.

The clips were changed in various ways: by changing the appearance of tables and backgrounds; by adding the false names of Dr. Lopez and Dr. Maxey; by digitally manipulating speakers’ mouths; and by audio dubbing.

The video appears to have been taken from the TikTok account that posted it multiple versions scenes with different faces.

AAP FactCheck has previously debunked the claims of Billy Te Kahika.

Verdict

Falsehood – The statement is not true.

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