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Bios of the Democratic presidential candidates

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By Angie Drobnic Holan
June 14, 2019

Editor’s note: As part of part of PolitiFact’s ongoing coverage of the 2020 campaign, we are writing profiles of major candidates. These reports will be updated as the campaign continues. For more candidate fact-checking and links to coverage, go to www.politifact.com/2020/

Active candidates

Candidates who have withdrawn

Bennet, Michael

Bloomberg, Michael

Buttigieg, Pete

De Blasio, Bill

Gillibrand, Kirsten

Hickenlooper, John

O’Rourke, Beto

Sanders, Bernie

Warren, Elizabeth

Williamson, Marianne

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Joe Biden
stated on September 27, 2020 a speech:

Says Amy Coney Barrett “has a written track record, disagreeing adamantly with the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the ACA. In fact, she publicly criticized Chief Justice Roberts’ opinion upholding the law eight years ago.”

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 28, 2020

Instagram posts
stated on September 22, 2020 an Instagram post:

Like Al-Qaeda and ISIS, Amy Coney Barrett has said her “end goal is to end the separation of church and state & build a ‘Kingdom of God’ in the United States.”

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 27, 2020

Ilhan Omar
stated on March 23, 2019 a speech:

Says that the Council on American-Islamic Relations was founded in response to 9/11.

By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 15, 2019

Mike Pence
stated on September 4, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press":

Says Hillary Clinton "wants to increase Syrian refugees to this country by 550 percent."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 4, 2016

Antonio Sabato Jr.
stated on July 19, 2016 an interview with ABC News:

Says President Barack Obama is "absolutely" a Muslim.

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Aaron Sharockman • July 19, 2016

Donald Trump
stated on June 22, 2016 a speech in New York City:

Says Hillary Clinton "said she was under attack (in Bosnia) but the attack turned out to be young girls handing her flowers."

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Jon Greenberg • June 22, 2016

Marco Rubio
stated on January 17, 2016 an interview on "Meet the Press":

Hostages were released as soon as Ronald Reagan took office because Iran perceived that America was "no longer under the command of someone weak."

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson • January 17, 2016

Ben Carson
stated on September 27, 2015 an interview on ABC's "This Week":

"We've had examples like in Yuma County, where we've been able to stop 97 percent of the illegal (immigration) flow, and those programs, they abolish."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 27, 2015

Charlie Crist
stated on October 14, 2014 a campaign ad:

Says Rick Scott changed his promise from 700,000 jobs created "on top of what normal growth would be" to just 700,000 jobs.

By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 14, 2014

Charlie Crist
stated on March 3, 2014 in an interview on CNN:

On the economic stimulus.

By Angie Drobnic Holan • September 30, 2014

Americans For Tax Reform
stated on April 14, 2014 in a press release:

"Obama has proposed 442 tax hikes since taking office."

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Tim Ryan • April 22, 2014

National Republican Congressional Committee
stated on February 12, 2014 a television ad:

"300,000 Floridians will lose their current health plans" because of Obamacare, a plan Alex Sink supports.

By Angie Drobnic Holan, Amy Sherman • February 14, 2014

Janet Napolitano
stated on August 27, 2013 a speech at the National Press Club:

The 2010 DREAM Act failed despite "strong bipartisan support."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 28, 2013

Chain email
stated on May 29, 2013 a chain email:

Says the word "Dhimmitude" is on page 107 of the health care law and means "Muslims are specifically exempted from the government mandate to purchase insurance."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 30, 2013

Marco Rubio
stated on May 3, 2013 a position on legislation:

On an early date for Florida's presidential primary

By Angie Drobnic Holan • May 9, 2013

Bios of the Democratic presidential candidates

Clear

TikTok posts
stated on una publicación en TikTok:

Estas imágenes no son de personas infectadas con el hantavirus, fueron sacadas de contexto

False

By Maria Briceño • May 13, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on on May 7, 2026 in remarks to reporters:

Trump is wrong: Gas prices have reached near record highs, not ‘come down very substantially’

False

May 11, 2026

Liz Krueger
stated on March 5, 2026 an op-ed:

Proposed data centers in New York state would use “approximately double the energy usage of all households in the state combined.”

Mostly False

By Conor Amendola, Ryan Lombardi • May 7, 2026

X posts
stated on May 6, 2026 a social media post:

“California only has ‘enough’ oil and gas supply to meet demand for the next six weeks.”

False

By Louis Jacobson • May 7, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on May 4, 2026 a White House event:

“Consumer confidence is way up."

False

By Louis Jacobson • May 6, 2026

Sam Sutton
stated on March 11, 2026 a rally:

From January 2025 to January 2026, “hate crimes in New York City increased by 152%”

Mostly True

By Emma Gavazzi • May 5, 2026

Fentrice Driskell
stated on April 29, 2026 an interview:

“Under federal law, you cannot engage in partisan gerrymandering.”

False

By Samantha Putterman • May 1, 2026

Instagram posts
stated on April 26, 2026 una publicación en Instagram:

Imagen muestra que “950 inmigrantes derrumbaron el muro fronterizo entre México y Estados Unidos intentando ingresar a Estados Unidos” en abril 2026.

False

By Maria Briceño • April 30, 2026

Bernie Sanders
stated on April 22, 2026 a Senate committee hearing:

“As a result of the 'Big Beautiful Bill' 15 million Americans have been thrown off the healthcare that they need."

Mostly False

By Amy Sherman • April 30, 2026

Tim Scott
stated on April 26, 2026 an X post:

“Secret Service remains unpaid” during the partial government shutdown.

False

By Louis Jacobson • April 29, 2026

Pine Tree Results PAC
stated on April 26, 2026 an ad:

“Graham Platner blames Maine’s women for getting raped because he says they get f----- up drunk"

Half-True

By Amy Sherman • April 29, 2026

Social Media
stated on April 26, 2026 social media posts:

Video shows “unedited raw security footage” of the shooter at the April 25 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

False

By Maria Briceño • April 29, 2026

Donald Trump
stated on April 23, 2026 remarks at the White House:

“We are right now producing more oil than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined.”

Mostly True

By Louis Jacobson • April 29, 2026

Ron DeSantis
stated on April 27, 2026 an interview with Fox News Digital:

Since the 2020 census, Florida has "moved from a Democrat majority to a 1.5 million Republican advantage."

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman • April 29, 2026

Social Media
stated on April 26, 2026 publicaciones en redes sociales:

“Tras el atentado a Trump”, en la cena de corresponsales de la Casa Blanca el 25 de abril, “Irán lanza un mensaje fuerte: ‘no le crean nada, miente’”.

False

By Maria Briceño • April 28, 2026

Jay Collins
stated on April 20, 2026 a campaign document:

U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds voted "against three pay raises for military service members, including the largest pay raise for the military in 22 years."

Mostly False

By Samantha Putterman • April 23, 2026

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on April 22, 2026 testimony to the Senate Finance Committee:

"There's two ways of calculating percentage" decreases. “If you have a $600 drug and you reduce it to $10, that's a 600% reduction."

Pants on Fire!

By Louis Jacobson • April 23, 2026

Joe Rogan
stated on April 18, 2026 comments at the Oval Office:

“With one dose of ibogaine, more than 80% of people are free of (opioid) addiction. With two doses, it's more than 90%.”

Mostly False

By Grace Abels • April 22, 2026

X posts
stated on April 21, 2026 an X post:

“Newly released FOIA door logs show that former President Joe Biden didn't enter the Oval Office once after the 2024 election.”

Pants on Fire!

By Maria Briceño • April 22, 2026

Chris Wright
stated on April 19, 2026 an interview on CNN's "State of the Union":

Solar and wind have not reached “3% of global energy.”

Half-True

By Louis Jacobson • April 22, 2026

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