Footage of Biden 'wandering off' into the Amazon goes viral

Footage of President Joe Biden 'wandering off' into the Amazon rainforest has gone viral - but it's not what it seems. 

On Sunday, Biden became the first sitting president to visit the Amazon - first taking an aerial tour of the region before walking through a portion of the rainforest with daughter Ashley and granddaughter Natalie at the Museu da Amazônia in Manaus, Brazil.

The president gave brief remarks - where he taunted President-elect Donald Trump - saying 'nobody can reverse' his green legacy, while begging humanity to protect the ancient forest, which acts as the Earth's 'lungs.' 

He then departed the podium - flanked with teleprompters - and headed down a path. 

It was the same pathway he entered from and reporters on the scene confirmed to DailyMail.com that Biden did not get lost in the abyss of the forest.

But online observers wrongly interpreted the clip as the 81-year-old having a senior moment. 

The X account @PopBase posted a clip of Biden's exit, innocently labeling it: 'Joe Biden becomes the first sitting US President to visit the Amazon Rainforest.'

But that cued a number of people asking where the president was going. 

'Wait, wheres he going? SAVE HIM FROM THE JUNGLE. HE TOO OLD,' one online user said. 

'And he was never seen again,' another commented.  

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Another posted a meme of John Travolta in the jungle, labeling it 'Biden wandering in the rainforest.'

The account @Fan4me responded with a clip of actress Jamie Lee Curtis with Halloween's Michael Myers creeping in the background. 

'Legend says he's still lurking there,' the user wrote. 

In reality, Biden was headed back to his motorcade Sunday, so he could depart from Manaus for Rio de Janeiro, where he's attending the G20 with other world leaders on Monday and Tuesday. 

He was coming from Lima, Peru, where he attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit and met with Chinese President Xi Jinping along the sidelines.

Throughout the trip, Biden has refused to talk to the press. 

His exit through the rainforest Sunday came as reporters were yelling questions at him about his decision to greenlight Ukraine shooting long-range weapons into Russian territory - a move that has infuriated the Kremlin.

Their queries were drowned out by indigenous tour guides playing the maracas.  

Once Biden and his traveling pool reporters returned to the airport, he again ignored questions - including 'why are you hiding from the press, sir?' 

A TV producer even held up signs encouraging the president to talk. 

One sign said 'Xi,' as the president hasn't talked to the press about his Xi meeting.

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan briefed reporters in Lima instead. 

A second sign read 'Ukraine???' after the long-range weapons news broke. 

The Democratic president hasn't answered a question since before Vice President Kamala Harris' election loss to Trump earlier this month.

He did suggest during an Oval Office meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog that he wished to see a reporter get whacked in the head by a nearby television camera.

She had asked if he thought he'd be able to negotiate a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas before exiting office on January 20th.