We spotted a few instances in President Joe Biden’s televised town hall when his answers didn’t square with the facts.
FactChecking Biden’s Town Hall
Issues: violent crime
The Trumps vs. de Blasio on NYC Crime
President Donald Trump and his son Eric both took shots this week at New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, saying crime has risen in the city under his leadership. That’s wrong, according to crime data kept by the New York Police Department.
FactChecking Trump’s El Paso Rally
The president’s falsehoods on El Paso crime continued, and he misled the crowd on the trade deficit and South Korea’s contribution to U.S. military costs.
Crime, Jobs and Poverty in Obama Era
Groundhog Friday
In our final wrap-up of repeated claims for 2016, the president and president-elect rehash familiar talking points.
GOP Convention Opens in Cleveland
Republican speakers twist facts on immigration, crime, Benghazi and employment.
Bill Clinton and the 1994 Crime Bill
Bill Clinton overstated the effect of the crime bill he signed in 1994 when he said, “because of that bill we had a 25-year low in crime, a 33-year low in the murder rate.” Independent analyses found it had a modest effect on crime rates.