Did Pence Deliver Empty PPE Boxes to a Rehabilitation Center?







The vice president had made a joke about carrying an empty box for the news cameras.







































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['Vice President Mike Pence was filmed delivering empty boxes that were supposed to be filled with personal protective equipment to a rehabilitation center in Virginia.', 'In May 2020, a video supposedly showing Vice President Mike Pence delivering empty boxes that were supposed to be filled with personal protective equipment (PPE) to the Woodbine Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Alexandria, Virginia, was featured on the show “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” A clip of this segment was later shared on social media along with the caption: “Mike Pence caught on hot mic delivering empty boxes of PPE for a PR stunt.”', 'Mike Pence caught on hot mic delivering empty boxes of PPE for a PR stunt. pic.twitter.com/IduvGhiPwj', '— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) May 8, 2020', '', 'This is genuine footage of Pence. However, it does not show him “caught on hot mic” admitting that he just delivered a bunch of empty boxes to a health care facility. This video actually shows Pence making a humorous quip after delivering boxes that were truly filled with PPE.', 'The full video from C-Span shows Pence transporting several boxes from a truck to the door of the health care center. After unloading the boxes from his dolly, Pence returns to the truck to grab another round of boxes but is informed by someone that the remaining boxes are empty. Pence then jokes that he should carry one of the empty boxes for the cameras. The man replies with a quip of his own, saying that the empty ones are much easier to carry than the full ones, which draws laughter from the crowd. Pence then closes the van door.', 'You can see this exchange around the 9-minute mark of the following video from C-Span:', 'We reached out to the Woodbine Rehabilitation Center to confirm that it had received PPE from the vice president. While we have yet to receive a response, the facility did post a message on Facebook to thank\xa0 Pence and his team:', '', 'Jon Thompson, a spokesperson for the vice president, called the claim that Pence was delivering empty boxes “absolute garbage” in a tweet:', '', 'Coleman, Justine. \xa0 “Pence Delivers PPE to Alexandria Nursing Home.”\n\xa0 \xa0 The Hill. \xa0 7 May 2020.', 'C-Span. \xa0 “Vice President Pence Delivers PPE to Woodbine Rehabilitation Center.”\n\xa0 \xa0 7 May 2020.', 'Rumors about antifa plotting violence have coincided with the month of July and Gettysburg before.', 'A complete story is rarely told in a headline.', 'Social media rumors that two memorials in New York were vandalized proved misleading.', 'In August 2019, a 23-year-old unarmed Black man died after an encounter with police officers in Aurora, Colorado.', 'A chaotic scene in St. Louis sparked outrage, memes, and confusion.', 'Socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested on sex abuse charges connected to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.', 'The white supremacist group made frequent use of the slogan more recently embraced by President Donald Trump, though they did not, as some claim, invent it.', "The question of past arrests often surfaces among people who want to rationalize police officers' actions when Black men are killed in custody.", 'You can claim anything if you remove the barrier of evidence.', 'Rumors about antifa plotting violence have coincided with the month of July and Gettysburg before.', '© 1995 - 2020 by Snopes Media Group Inc.', 'This material may not be reproduced without permission.', 'Snopes and the Snopes.com logo are registered service marks of Snopes.com']
Did Pence Deliver Empty PPE Boxes to a Rehabilitation Center?