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Latest Fact-Checks On Joe Biden

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Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on March 9, 2023 a speech about his budget proposal
“More cops are killed responding to domestic violence calls than anything else.”
False
By Amy Sherman • March 15, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 15, 2023 a speech in Lanham, Maryland
The “average tax” for billionaires is “about 3%,” which is “a lower tax than a schoolteacher or a firefighter."
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 20, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 30, 2023 A speech in Baltimore
“We used to rank No. 1 in the world in research and development, now we rank No. 9. China used to rank No. 8, now it ranks No. 2.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson, Matthew Crowley • February 13, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 7, 2023 his State of the Union address
"Studies show that children who go to preschool are nearly 50% more likely to finish high school and go on to earn a two- or four-year degree, no matter their background they came from."
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • February 13, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 7, 2023 the State of the Union
“In the past two years, democracies have become stronger, not weaker. Autocracies have grown weaker, not stronger.”
False
By Samantha Putterman • February 9, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on February 3, 2023 a speech in Philadelphia
“We created more new jobs in two years than any president did in their entire term.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • February 7, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 25, 2023 a tweet
“Two years ago this week, 18 million people were out of work needing unemployment benefits. Today, that number is under 1.6 million, the lowest in decades.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 27, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 20, 2023 a speech at the White House
“One quarter” of today’s $31.4 trillion federal debt “was accumulated in the four years of my predecessor,” Donald Trump.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 25, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 12, 2023 remarks at the White House
“Take-home pay for workers is going up.”
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2023
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on January 5, 2023 a speech
Since a new immigration program was implemented, the number of Venezuelans trying to enter the U.S. illegally decreased “from about 1,100 per day to less than 250 per day on average.”
Mostly True
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 6, 2023
Joe Biden
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.
False
By Yacob Reyes • December 20, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on December 16, 2022 a speech
Says he has been to “Afghanistan, Iraq and those areas” twice as president.
False
By Tom Kertscher • December 20, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on December 13, 2022 remarks at the White House
“For the last several months, wages have gone up more than prices have gone up.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson • December 14, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on November 29, 2022 a speech in Bay City, Mich.
“Gas prices are down back to where they were before Russia invaded Ukraine.”
True
By Louis Jacobson • November 30, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on November 1, 2022 a speech in Hallandale Beach, Fla.
"On my watch, for the first time in 10 years, seniors are getting an increase in their Social Security checks."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • November 2, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 27, 2022 a speech in Syracuse, N.Y.
The price of gas is “down from over $5 when I took office.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 28, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 23, 2022 a forum with Now This
Student loan forgiveness is “passed. I got it passed by a vote or two. And it’s in effect.”
False
By Louis Jacobson • October 25, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on October 8, 2022 an Instagram post
The Biden administration has “created” more than double the number of jobs per month, on average, than any other administration going back to George H.W. Bush.
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • October 13, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 13, 2022 Public statement
Says Ron Johnson "wants to put Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block every single year."
Mostly True
By Madeline Heim • September 26, 2022
Joe Biden
Joe Biden
stated on September 18, 2022 an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes"
“This year, it's going to be over $1.5 trillion (that we’ve) reduced the debt."
Half-True
By Louis Jacobson • September 20, 2022
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