A video featuring Hollywood actors George Clooney and Brad Pitt dancing to the song “YMCA,” (Linked to Trump’s dance) is being shared online as authentic. However, this claim is misleading as the audio in the video has been edited. In the original clip, Clooney and Pitt actually dance to “Smooth Operator.” The footage was taken during the Venice Film Festival, where the actors shared a heartfelt hug and broke into dance after their film Wolfs received a standing ovation.
Sharing the video on X (Formerly Twitter) @bennyjohnson wrote, “Clooney and Brad Pitt abandon Democrat Party, hit the Trump Dance”
🚨 Clooney and Brad Pitt abandon Democrat Party, hit the Trump Dance pic.twitter.com/N8Fuq9TnR3
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) November 20, 2024
Several other users and Influencers have also disseminated the video and made similar claims. Their posts can be seen here, @CarlosSimancas, @saras76, @TheReportX
The truth about the viral video, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the video and claims came to our notice. Subsequently, we conducted research and analysis of the video and found that the audio in the viral video was edited.
To verify the claims made by the users. We performed a relevant keyword search and found the original video of the actors on YouTube. In the original clip, Clooney and Pitt are actually dancing to “Smooth Operator.” The footage was taken during the Venice Film Festival, where the actors shared a heartfelt hug and broke into dance after their film Wolfs received a standing ovation.
Therefore, it is evident from D-Intent Data’s Fact Check that the audio in the video has been replaced with another song YMCA.
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) November 20, 2024
ANALYSIS: Fake
FACT: A video showing Hollywood actors George Clooney and Brad Pitt dancing to the song "YMCA" (Linked to Trump Dance) is being shared as if it's authentic. However, the audio in the video has been edited. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/fgiIv6HPnz
Intent
Influencers are circulating digitally altered videos of Clooney and Brad Pitt with misleading claims to get the spotlight on social media.
Conclusion
Claim– The video depicts Hollywood actors George Clooney and Brad Pitt dancing to the song “YMCA”.
Fact – The audio in the video has been edited. The original video shows Clooney and Pitt actually dancing to Smooth Operator.
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