Fact Check Posts – Politifact

Tim Walz
stated on September 21, 2024 an event in Bethlehem, Pa.

“The last union member on a national ticket (was) Ronald Reagan.”

By Louis Jacobson • September 24, 2024

Joe Biden
stated on April 26, 2024 an interview with Howard Stern

Says he “got arrested” while protesting in favor of desegregation.

By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • April 29, 2024

Joe Biden
stated on September 11, 2023 a 9/11 memorial speech in Alaska

“Ground zero in New York — I remember standing there the next day.”

By Louis Jacobson • September 12, 2023

Joe Biden
stated on December 16, 2022 a town hall for U.S. veterans

After Joe Biden became vice president, at the behest of his father, he gave his uncle, Frank H. Biden, a Purple Heart for serving in the U.S. military during World War II.

By Yacob Reyes • December 20, 2022

X posts
stated on May 8, 2022 a tweet

“Is ANYONE asking how Ron DeSantis was worth $340,000 in 2020 and is now worth $52 million?"

By Yacob Reyes • May 12, 2022

Pennsylvania Conservative Fund
stated on April 21, 2022 an ad

Mehmet Oz “was a spokesman for a group who wanted to defund the police.”

April 28, 2022

Penn Progress
stated on April 5, 2022 an ad

"John Fetterman's a self-described democratic socialist."

April 6, 2022

Joe Biden
stated on January 11, 2022 a speech in Atlanta

As a youth, “I got arrested” protesting for civil rights.

By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2022

Joe Biden
stated on November 30, 2021 a conversation at a technical college in Minnesota

“I used to drive a tractor trailer … I only did it for part of a summer.”

By Jon Greenberg • December 3, 2021

TikTok posts
stated on June 1, 2021 a TikTok video

Says Joe Biden confused his son and his grandson.

June 17, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on January 23, 2021 on social media

“Biden invested the entire family fortune in Ukraine gas and oil. Then shuts down Keystone pipeline. Starting to get the picture.”

By Louis Jacobson • January 28, 2021

Facebook posts
stated on October 18, 2020 a Facebook post

Says Joe Biden said, “I lived in Section 8 housing as a little boy.”

October 19, 2020

Jason MIller
stated on October 4, 2020 comments on ABC's "This Week"

Says Joe Biden stays in his basement.

By Aaron Sharockman • October 4, 2020

Anthony Rogers
stated on September 15, 2020 a Facebook post

"Cori Bush is a career criminal and a con artist.”

By Veronica Mohesky • September 29, 2020

Viral image
stated on September 21, 2020 a post on Facebook

Quotes Donald Trump as saying, “I’ll tell you the funniest thing. I’ll go backstage before a Miss Teen USA show, and everyone’s getting dressed and ready and everything and no men are anywhere. … You know, I’m inspecting. The girls (14-16) are standing there with no clothes on.”

By Madison Czopek • September 25, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on September 23, 2020 a post on Facebook

Says Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron “married his mentor Mitch McConnell's granddaughter."

By Madison Czopek • September 25, 2020

Viral image
stated on August 13, 2020 a Facebook post

A photo shows Kamala Harris is “listed as Caucasian on her birth certificate.”

August 18, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on August 12, 2020 a Facebook post

“Kamala Harris refused to be sworn in using the Bible.”

August 14, 2020

Viral image
stated on August 13, 2020 a Facebook post

“Kamala Harris is the prosecutor who refused to charge the police in the murder of Oscar Grant!”

August 14, 2020

Facebook posts
stated on August 2, 2020 a Facebook post

If Joe Biden can’t serve his full term, Kamala Harris “cannot by constitutional law become president.”

By Louis Jacobson • August 11, 2020

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