Doctored video of ‘slurring’ Pelosi goes viral

WASHINGTON: A manipulated video purporting to show a slurring Nancy Pelosi (pic) was gaining traction on social media with millions of shares, as the Democratic congressional leader traded insults with President Donald Trump over mental health.

An analysis by journalists of the doctored footage, in which

Pelosi appears to speak in a clumsy manner, found it had been slowed to around 75% of its normal speed.

One version posted on Facebook by conservative site Politics WatchDog has been viewed 2.3 million times, and it was also circulating widely on YouTube and Twitter.

In the comment section of the post, Facebook users called Pelosi “drunk”, “a babbling mess”, and suggested she may have taken prescription drugs or suffered a stroke.

The video has emerged amid a bitter public row between Pelosi and Trump which has seen the US president attack his rival as “crazy Nancy” and “a mess”.

Pelosi, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, expressed hope that those close to Trump would stage an intervention “for the good of the country”.

In a tweet on Thursday, Pelosi also sarcastically repeated Trump’s description of himself as a “very stable genius”. — AFP