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Video Clip Misrepresents Biden’s Meeting with Israeli President

Video Clip Misrepresents Biden’s Meeting with Israeli President

President Joe Biden met with the Israeli president in July at the White House. A clip from that meeting is circulating online with the false suggestion that Biden was “falling asleep” during the meeting. The full video shows Biden was consulting notecards and wasn’t asleep.

Biden Cherry-Picks Unemployment Record

Biden Cherry-Picks Unemployment Record

In recent speeches touting so-called Bidenomics, President Joe Biden has repeatedly cited the statistic that “unemployment has been below 4% for the longest stretch in over 50 years.” That’s true, but there’s some cherry-picking going on.

Post Retreads False Claim About Biden’s Funding for Historically Black Colleges

Post Retreads False Claim About Biden’s Funding for Historically Black Colleges

The Biden administration has awarded billions in funding to Historically Black Colleges and Universities, including more than $2.7 billion provided in the American Rescue Plan. Yet a social media post revives an old, false claim that Biden revoked $250 million that then-President Donald Trump “pledged to give historical black colleges for the next 10 years.”

The Twitter Debate About Biden’s Wages Claim

The Twitter Debate About Biden’s Wages Claim

A reader’s note temporarily attached by Twitter to a claim by President Joe Biden — that “real wages for the average American worker is higher than it was before the pandemic” — said that statement “contains a factual error.” But it turns out it doesn’t.

Trump Appointed Weiss with Democrats’ Blessing

Trump Appointed Weiss with Democrats’ Blessing

Democrats’ response to Republican claims that Hunter Biden got a “sweetheart deal” has been to note that former President Donald Trump appointed U.S. Attorney David Weiss – the prosecutor who allowed Biden to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax charges and enter a pretrial diversion program on a gun charge.

Social Media Posts Fabricate a Political Endorsement by Altering Lady Gaga Photo

Social Media Posts Fabricate a Political Endorsement by Altering Lady Gaga Photo

Lady Gaga campaigned for Joe Biden during the 2020 election and performed at his inauguration. But viral social media posts use an altered photo to falsely make it appear she has endorsed Donald Trump for president in 2024. The performer, who has been highly critical of Trump, has not made a public endorsement in the 2024 race.

FactChecking Biden’s Campaign-Style Speeches

FactChecking Biden’s Campaign-Style Speeches

President Joe Biden has been giving a series of campaign-style speeches, touting the success of his economic policies, which he calls “Bidenomics,” and talking about his efforts to diversify the federal courts. But we found that some of his claims were wrong or imprecise.

FactChecking Trump’s Remarks at the Faith & Freedom Coalition Conference

FactChecking Trump’s Remarks at the Faith & Freedom Coalition Conference

In June 24 remarks, former President Donald Trump made misleading claims about the reach of the National Archives and Records Administration and the federal charges he is facing for allegedly retaining classified documents after he was no longer in office. Trump also made an unsubstantiated claim about President Joe Biden.