Don’t confuse President Joe Biden with Leatherface; claims he’s wearing a ‘skin mask’ are unfounded

Halloween decorations are already on display at some stores, and on social media, so are claims that President Joe Biden was recorded wearing a skin mask, à la Leatherface, the “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” villain. 

“Shocking video shows Biden wearing a skin mask,” reads the text in a Sept. 12 Instagram post’s video.

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Biden has, ahem, faced allegations before that the commander in chief is an impostor in…