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Snopes→ Did Biden Rely on ‘Cheat Sheet’ During His First Press Conference?
Taking the podium equipped with notes is neither new nor remarkable at a presidential news conference.
Snopes→ Did Biden Leave Press Conference Podium as Reporter Asked a Question?
Social media chatter attempted to frame a few steps during Biden's first presidential news conference as a "senior moment."
Logically→ Under Biden’s presidency, the number of unaccompanied children crossing the border has decreased to 28 percent.
There has been a 61 per increase in unaccompanied children held by CBP from January to February 2021. The 28 percent figure relates to all encounters.
Snopes→ Did White House Press Corps Physically Stand for Biden at First News Conference?
A former Trump staffer speculated that such a “level of respect” could be “indicative of softball questions to come!”
Snopes→ Did Biden Say ‘I Came Into the US Senate 120 Years Ago’?
The remark in question came during his first news conference of the new administration.
Snopes→ Did Biden Say He Liked ‘Colored Folk’ and That ‘Negroes’ Shouldn’t Hold Power?
A viral meme purportedly featured two past quotes from Joe Biden in which he said he liked "colored folk," and that "negroes" shouldn't hold power.
Snopes→ Did Biden Fall on Stairs to Air Force One?
He was not the first president to take such a spill.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘President Harris’: Biden Misspeaks During Vaccine Update
Just after 3:30 on March 18 2021, “President Harris” trended on Twitter alongside short clips of United States President Joe Biden’s larger remarks about the vaccine rollout status: BIDEN: "When President Harris and I…&qu
Snopes→ Was Biden Filmed Talking to Press in Front of a Green Screen?
Despite suggestions to the contrary, the president of the United States exists in a corporeal form.
Snopes→ Were Biden’s Dogs Kicked Out of White House Due to Aggressive Behavior?
The two German shepherds, Major and Champ, moved into the presidential mansion in late January.
Logically→ COVID vaccines were not available when Joe Biden took office.
Biden had acknowledged that vaccines were available when he took office but were in short supply.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the Biden Administration Censor, Cancel, or Ban Dr. Seuss Books Due to Racist Content?
On March 2 2021, throngs of Twitter users objected to the purported canceling or banning of books by Theodor Geisel, also known as children’s author Dr. Seuss. In some tellings, it was actual censorship — a state-sponsored cancellation that
Snopes→ Did Biden ‘Erase’ Dr. Seuss From Read Across America Day?
U.S. President Joe Biden didn't mention the famed children's book author by name in his 2021 proclamation.
Logically→ Joe Biden: Uyghur genocide is a “cultural norm” in China.
At no point did Biden say that the genocide is a cultural norm in China. Biden's words have been misconstrued.
Logically→ Biden is reversing the Trump administration’s laws on transgender rights.
On his first day in office, President Biden signed an executive order pledging to combat discrimination based on gender identity.
Snopes→ Did Joe Biden Use the N-Word in a Recorded Speech?
Social media posts claimed he used the racial slur in a speech about international security.
Snopes→ Did Biden Tweet About Coca-Cola’s Diversity Training?
The argument "it sounds like something they would say" usually means that person said no such thing.
Snopes→ Did Biden’s Dept. of Energy Block Texas from Increasing Power Before Storm?
A notorious producer of inflammatory disinformation struck again.
Snopes→ Was Jill Biden Joe Biden’s Babysitter?
Memes are not the best source for factual information.
Snopes→ Did Biden Claim There Was No COVID-19 Vaccine When He Came Into Office?
President Donald Trump's former press secretary made the allegation in a viral tweet.
Snopes→ No, Biden Didn’t Give China Control Over the US Power Grid
Biden signed an executive order. Wild conspiracy theories ensued.
Logically→ K-Pop fans hijacked the #ImpeachBidenNow hashtag.
#ImpeachBidenNow hashtag has been shared several times on social media by K-Pop fans.
Snopes→ Did Biden’s Order To Halt Keystone XL Pipeline ‘Destroy’ 11,000 Jobs?
The exact number of jobs eliminated as a result of an executive order to halt the pipeline's construction remained unknown.
Logically→ President Biden revoking the Keystone XL pipeline cost 10,000 jobs.
The figure stated is an estimate, and the claim lacks context about the longevity of Keystone jobs.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Biden’s Bible Have ‘Upside Down Crosses’?
On January 20 2021, the next phase in American disinformation kicked off when an image set of President Joe Biden’s swearing-in circulated — purportedly showing Biden taking an oath on an odd Bible with “upside down crosses”:
Poynter→ Biden’s speech elevated the dangers of disinformation with references to ‘truth’ ‘facts’ and ‘lies’
President Joe Biden used the words “truth,” “facts” and “lies” nine times in his inaugural address to highlight the crisis of disinformation and misinformation as an attack on the fundamentals of America’s democracy and national character
Poynter→ U.S. fact-checkers expect new debates over policy as Joe Biden prepares to take office
U.S. fact-checkers are planning for a smooth transition from their work fact-checking the outgoing Trump administration to new claims about coronavirus relief, immigration and economic policy coming out of the soon-to-be inaugurated Biden administratio
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Here’s the Letter George H. W. Bush Left Bill Clinton for the First Day of His Presidency’
On January 18 2021, Imgur user SisterMidnight shared an image called, “Here’s the letter George H. W. Bush left Bill Clinton for the first day of his presidency,” with the comment “Classy,” and “I wonder what Presiden
Truth or Fiction?→ Biden ‘Stepped Up Basis’ Facebook Post
In December 2020, a number of Facebook users shared a post about U.S. President-Elect Joe Biden and “stepped up basis,” a very vague term with which few users were likely to already be familiar. The same text was circulating as early as O
Snopes→ Does Joe Biden Have a Body Double?
The answer is supposedly in the earlobes.
Truth or Fiction?→ Is Joe Biden’s Brother James Now Being Investigated by ‘the Feds’?
On December 11 2020, a dubious right wing blog called ThePoliticalInsider.com published an item (“Joe Biden’s Brother Is Being Investigated By The Feds, New Report Says”) which claimed that new information had come to light about the pur
Truth or Fiction?→ Would $50,000 of Student Debt Forgiveness Be a ‘Massive Tax Increase’ for Americans?
On December 8 2020, The Blaze published an article headlined, “Schumer: Biden ‘considering’ cancelation of $50K in student loan debt for every borrower making under $125K a year,” with the subheading, “Translation: A mass
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Joe Biden Say if He Disagreed with Kamala Harris, He’d Fake an Illness and Resign?
On December 4 2020, a number of pundits and websites breathlessly reported on remarks made by President-Elect Joe Biden, in which he purportedly said that if he fundamentally disagreed with Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris, he would “develop s
Poynter→ Fact-checking Trump was a volume business. How will that change with Biden?
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network & the American Press Institute’s Accountability Project. Sign up here. Is ‘too stupid to fact-check’ a thing of the past? On
Truth or Fiction?→ Do Only 3 Percent of Trump Voters Believe Joe Biden is the ‘Legitimate Winner’ of the 2020 Election?
On November 24 2020, Breitbart.com published an article headlined, “Nolte: Only 3% of Trump Voters Believe Joe Biden Is Legitimate Winner,” which began: We all need to keep in mind that, except for a handful of pollsters, polling is irretr
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Majority of Americans in a Poll Say Trump Should Concede?
On November 23 2020, social media posts indicated that a then-new poll revealed a majority of Americans believed that U.S. President Donald Trump should concede the election to President-Elect Joe Biden — that majority being 58 percent of all vo
Poynter→ Global fact-checkers find strength in numbers amid dual challenges of politics and COVID-19
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network & the American Press Institute’s Accountability Project. Sign up here. All together now Fact-checking is a form of journalism, a
Poynter→ Falsehoods about the 2020 election run rampant on the world stage
Fact-checkers outside the United States were not spared the onslaught of both mis- and disinformation that followed the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Asia, Europe and Latin America all had to contend with a tidal wave of false claims about voting Su
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Dallas Jones, a ‘Biden Campaign Director,’ Arrested For ‘Electoral Fraud’?
On November 15 2020, a blog post titled “Biden Campaign Director Arrested For Electoral Fraud” began circulating on social media platforms like Twitter and Reddit: Apparently Former FBI agent and Joe Biden staffer has been arrested: Dall