In his first two solo rallies as the Republicans’ vice presidential nominee, Sen. JD Vance took aim at Vice President Kamala Harris. But in several instances, Vance twisted Harris’ words or her record.
FactChecking Vance’s Attacks on Harris
Stories by D'Angelo Gore
Staff Writer, FactCheck.org
Biden’s Numbers, July 2024 Update
As Biden enters the final months of his presidency, we look at various statistical measures of what’s happened during his term.
Final Night of the GOP Convention
We fact-checked former President Donald Trump’s speech accepting his party’s nomination.
Emmer’s Misleading Republican Convention Claim about Harris
During his speech at the Republican National Convention, Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota talked about “rioters” in Minneapolis after the death of George Floyd in 2020, and misleadingly said that Vice President Kamala Harris “freed” from jail one of “the criminals” who “went on to murder a man” in neighboring St. Paul. Emmer is distorting the facts.
Night 3 of the Republican National Convention
Former President Donald Trump’s newly selected running mate, JD Vance, accepted the Republican Party’s vice presidential nomination on the convention’s third night, which featured claims about the economy, immigration and foreign policy.
Second Night of the GOP Convention
On a night when the focus was on safety and unity at the Republican convention, a number of GOP leaders also offered up some misleading and false claims we have seen before.
FactChecking Biden’s NBC News Interview
In an interview two days after an attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden drew contrasts between himself, his Republican challenger, and Trump’s newly selected vice presidential running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio. We found that Biden made some claims that were misleading, exaggerated or out of context.
Republican National Convention, Opening Night
We fact-checked the first night’s speeches, which mainly focused on economic issues.
Biden’s NATO Press Conference
In a press conference in which President Joe Biden was repeatedly asked about whether he would — or should — stay in the presidential race, Biden made a few remarks that were misleading or could use more context.
FactChecking Biden’s Post-Debate TV Interview
In his first televised interview since his admittedly “bad” presidential debate, President Joe Biden made a few exaggerated and misleading statements.