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stated on September 30, 2020 a Facebook post
Joe Biden’s eyes were black during the debate because he was wearing Mojo Vision lenses.
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • October 2, 2020
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stated on September 27, 2020 a Facebook post
In 2017, Joe Biden paid $3,742,974 in federal income taxes and Kamala Harris paid $516,469 while Donald Trump paid $750.
Mostly True
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 28, 2020
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stated on September 26, 2020 an Instagram post
Says Joe Biden “disrespects servicemen” in telling them to “clap for that you stupid bastards.”
Half-True
By Samantha Putterman • September 28, 2020
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stated on August 31, 2020 a Facebook post
“Biden said today, if he loses, his people will keep burning, looting and killing.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • September 25, 2020
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stated on September 21, 2020 a tweet
“Joe Biden completely botches the Pledge of Allegiance.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 22, 2020
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stated on August 15, 2020 a Facebook post
If Joe Biden steps down, Nancy Pelosi will become vice president.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 16, 2020
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stated on September 7, 2020 a Facebook post
“In 1983, Joe Biden voted in favor of taxing 50% of Social Security” and in 1993, Biden “was the deciding vote in raising the percentage taxed on Social Security from 50% to 85%.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • September 14, 2020
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stated on September 10, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Joe Biden and Gretchen Whitmer were maskless at the Detroit Athletic Club “while OUR children are being mandated to wear a mask while playing outdoor sports.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • September 11, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on September 6, 2020 a text post
Says Joe Biden “wants to put a 3% annual federal tax on your home.”
False
By Daniel Funke • September 8, 2020
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Facebook posts
stated on August 14, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Kamala Harris said, “I don’t like Joe Biden and do not like his history with certain people or who he’s aligned with, he’s trash to me.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 19, 2020
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stated on July 30, 2020 a Facebook post
A coloring book that describes Joe Biden as “America’s Sexiest Moderate” is being marketed to children.
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By Ciara O'Rourke • August 19, 2020
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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.”
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By Louis Jacobson, Ciara O'Rourke • August 11, 2020
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stated on July 11, 2020 a Facebook post
“Joe Biden takes a knee after spotting an American flag near his childhood home in Pennsylvania.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • July 30, 2020
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stated on July 22, 2020 a viral image
Says Joe Biden is formally listed as criminal suspect in Ukraine case involving his son.
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By Tom Kertscher • July 28, 2020
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stated on July 16, 2020 a Facebook post
Says Joe Biden said, “We don’t need any more N***** bigshots.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • July 22, 2020
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stated on July 13, 2020 a YouTube post
“Old C-SPAN footage of Joe Biden introducing man in blackface.”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • July 20, 2020
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stated on July 9, 2020 a speech
“And I heard that just yesterday, Joe Biden said that well-armed police in his words ‘become the enemy’ and he said that he would ‘absolutely cut funding for law enforcement.’”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson, Tom Kertscher • July 10, 2020
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stated on June 23, 2020 a Facebook post
“1977: Biden said integrating black students would turn schools into ‘a jungle… a racial jungle.’”
Half-True
By Ciara O'Rourke • June 29, 2020
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“Joe Biden’s great-grandfather Joseph J. Biden was a slave-owner and fought” for the Confederacy.
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By Tom Kertscher • June 26, 2020
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stated on May 16, 2020 a Facebook post
“This is 76 year old senile Joe Biden!!! That is a 15 year old girl with whom he’s making out!!!”
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By Ciara O'Rourke • May 28, 2020
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