Stand up for the facts!

Our only agenda is to publish the truth so you can be an informed participant in democracy.
We need your help.

More Info

I would like to contribute

$
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on September 17, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Karine Jean-Pierre, President Joe Biden’s press secretary, ended a press conference when a reporter asked about Donald Trump’s assassination attempt.

False
By Sofia Ahmed
September 18, 2024

No, Biden’s press secretary didn’t walk out when asked about Trump’s assassination attempt

If your time is short

  • The clip is altered. In the full video, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre answers the reporter’s question.
See the sources for this fact-check

News of an apparent second assassination attempt Sept. 15 on former President Donald Trump has led to a slew of misinformation online. One claim is that President Joe Biden’s press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, avoided questions about the administration’s response to the incident.

In an Instagram reel, Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy says to Jean-Pierre, “It’s been only two days since somebody allegedly tried to kill Donald Trump again, and you’re here at the podium in the White House Briefing Room calling him a ‘threat.’ How many more assassination attempts on Donald Trump until the president and the vice president and you pick a different word to describe Trump other than ‘threat’?”

The video then cuts to Jean-Pierre saying, “All right. Thanks everybody. See you tomorrow,” before she walks out of the room.

This post was flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. (Read more about our partnership with Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and Threads.)

Jean-Pierre’s purported reaction to the question upset some social media users. “Holy s—! That was her answer to just leave? What is she 12 years old? What a joke and an embarrassment for the White House,” one user commented.

But the clip has been misleadingly edited. The full video from the Sept. 17 press conference and transcript shows Jean-Pierre responding to Doocy by saying:

“Peter, if anything from this administration, I actually completely disagree with the premise of your question. The question that you’re asking, it is also incredibly dangerous in the way that you’re asking it, because American people are watching. And to say that — to say that from an administration who has consistently condemned political violence; from an administration where the president called the former president and was thankful, grateful that he was OK; from an administration who has called out Jan. 6, called out the attack of Paul Pelosi, called out and said we need to lower the temperature after the Butler (Pennsylvania) incident — and now for you to make that kind of comment in your question — because it — your question involved a comment and a statement — and, you know, it is — that is also incredibly dangerous when we have been very clear in — in condemning political violence from here.”

The press conference then continues for about seven more minutes before Jean-Pierre leaves.

We rate the claim that Jean-Pierre ended a press conference when a reporter asked about Donald Trump’s second assassination attempt False.

Our Sources

Browse the Truth-O-Meter

More by Sofia Ahmed
Facebook posts
stated on February 21, 2025 Facebook posts
Photos show Elon Musk in a fight during a science conference.
False
Social Media
stated on February 18, 2025 social media posts
“An ICE minivan was reportedly set on fire in Philadelphia.”
False
Facebook posts
stated on February 17, 2025 Facebook posts
Video shows X owner Elon Musk promoted a “bedtime trick” to cure diabetes.
False
Instagram posts
stated on February 6, 2025 an Instagram post
A ‘60 Minutes’ clip shows Kamala Harris lying while cameras roll. “
False

No, Melania Trump didn’t sue ‘The View’ for $900 million

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on January 7, 2026 a press briefing

stated on January 14, 2026 a statement

Social Media
stated on February 14, 2026 social media posts



stated on January 20, 2026 an op-ed


Donald Trump
stated on February 3, 2026 remarks in the Oval Office


Social Media
stated on February 8, 2026 social media posts





Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
stated on stated on November 17, 2025 in remarks at George Washington University:

Donald Trump
stated on February 2, 2026 an interview with Dan Bongino