Original sentence: In November 2018, Watson posted a video of a White House press briefing in which CNN’s Jim Acosta fended off an intern who tried to take a microphone from his hand.Many media outlets claimed the video was “doctored” to make it appear Acosta’s contact with the intern was more forceful than it was.Other reviewers blamed the discrepancies between the original and Watson’s video on degradation and frame drops due to its conversion to GIF format, reducing it from 30 to 10 frames per second for the zoomed portion.Though differences are apparent, “doctoring” cannot be verified.Watson denied the video was altered or sped up, but stated that he zoomed in on the contact between Acosta and the intern.Watson’s video was reportedly shared by the White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders demonstrating the justification for revoking Acosta’s White House press credentials
Edited sentence: In November 2018, Watson posted a doctored video at a White House press briefing in which an intern tried to take a microphone from CNN’s Jim Acosta's hand; the doctored clip gave the misleading implication that Acosta had reached out to touch the intern.The White House was robustly criticized for sharing the video, given that it was doctored and that the source was Watson.Watson's doctored video was shared by the White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders as a pretext for for revoking Acosta’s White House press credentials