Latest Mostly True Fact-checks on Joe Biden Joe Biden stated on August 2, 2024 in a written statement: "Since Vice President Harris and I took office … incomes have risen faster than prices." Joe Biden stated on July 9, 2024 in a speech in Washington D.C.: In 2020, “only nine NATO allies were spending 2%” of their GDP on defense. “This year, 23 will spend at least 2%.” Joe Biden stated on May 8, 2024 in a Biden for President campaign ad: If the Affordable Care Act were terminated, “that would mean over a hundred million Americans will lose protections for preexisting conditions.” Joe Biden stated on June 4, 2024 in a speech: “Due to the arrangements that I've reached with (Mexico) President Obrador, the number of migrants coming … to our shared border unlawfully in recent months has dropped dramatically.” Joe Biden stated on April 9, 2024 in an interview with Univision: Starting in 2025 "no matter what your total bills are for prescription drugs,” Medicare Part D users will never pay “more than $2,000 a year, because some of these cancer drugs are 10(,000 to) 15,000 bucks a year.” Joe Biden stated on April 8, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Support for Roe is higher today in America than it has ever been." Joe Biden stated on February 22, 2024 in in a campaign reception: If you went “anywhere in the world,” you could get a prescription filled for 40% to 60% less than it costs in the U.S. Joe Biden stated on December 5, 2023 in a post on X: “We’ve created close to 800,000 manufacturing jobs since I’ve taken office.” Joe Biden stated on November 14, 2023 in remarks at the White House: “Last year alone, natural disasters in America caused $178 billion in damages.” Joe Biden stated on November 1, 2023 in a speech in Northfield, Minn.: "Over the past four decades, we’ve lost over 400,000 farms in America (and) over 140 million acres of farmland. And that’s an area roughly equal to the size of Minnesota, North and South Dakota combined.” Joe Biden stated on August 24, 2023 in a campaign ad: Since Joe Biden “has taken office, unemployment in our (Latino) community has been cut in half." Joe Biden stated on August 29, 2023 in a speech at the White House: U.S. inflation is "now down close to 3%, the lowest among the world’s leading economies." Joe Biden stated on August 29, 2023 in a speech at the White House: “According to the Congressional Budget Office,” the Inflation Reduction Act “will save the federal government $160 billion over the next 10 years because Medicare will be paying less for the prescription drugs they’re making available to seniors.” Joe Biden stated on July 27, 2023 in a speech on extreme heat: “The No. 1 weather-related killer is heat. 600 people die annually from its effects, more than from floods, hurricanes and tornadoes in America combined.” Joe Biden stated on June 28, 2023 in a speech in Chicago: Says that under his presidency, the unemployment rate has “been below 4% for the longest stretch in 50 years in American history.” Joe Biden stated on June 10, 2023 in a speech: In the U.S., “a person can be married in the morning and thrown out of a restaurant for being gay in the afternoon.” Joe Biden stated on February 27, 2023 in An address at the White House: “We cut Black child poverty in half in 2021 because of the child tax credit.” Joe Biden stated on February 7, 2023 in 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." Joe Biden stated on January 5, 2023 in 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.” Joe Biden stated on December 13, 2022 in remarks at the White House: “For the last several months, wages have gone up more than prices have gone up.” Joe Biden stated on September 13, 2022 in Public statement: Says Ron Johnson "wants to put Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block every single year." Joe Biden stated on June 24, 2022 in a speech: The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade "made the United States an outlier among developed nations in the world" on abortion rights. Joe Biden stated on May 24, 2022 in a national address from the White House.: "When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled." Joe Biden stated on March 14, 2022 in a speech to the National League of Cities: “Make no mistake: The current spike in gas prices is largely the fault of Vladimir Putin.” Joe Biden stated on March 8, 2022 in a speech: The oil industry has "9,000 permits to drill now. They could be drilling right now, yesterday, last week, last year." Joe Biden stated on February 10, 2022 in a speech: “Millions of hardworking Americans will no longer have to worry about unexpected medical bills.” Joe Biden stated on December 3, 2021 in remarks from the White House: “Even after accounting for rising prices, the typical American family has more money in their pockets than they did last year.” Joe Biden stated on October 6, 2021 in remarks at the White House: “Raising the debt limit is paying our old debts. It has nothing to do with new spending.” Joe Biden stated on October 5, 2021 in a speech in Howell, Mich.: "Thirty years ago, the United States ranked sixth among advanced economies in the share of women in the workforce. You know where we are today? Twenty-three.” Joe Biden stated on August 26, 2021 in a proclamation: Women are "disproportionately impacted by voter ID laws — especially married women who change their names, or those whose IDs do not accurately reflect their gender."
Joe Biden stated on August 2, 2024 in a written statement: "Since Vice President Harris and I took office … incomes have risen faster than prices." Joe Biden stated on July 9, 2024 in a speech in Washington D.C.: In 2020, “only nine NATO allies were spending 2%” of their GDP on defense. “This year, 23 will spend at least 2%.” Joe Biden stated on May 8, 2024 in a Biden for President campaign ad: If the Affordable Care Act were terminated, “that would mean over a hundred million Americans will lose protections for preexisting conditions.” Joe Biden stated on June 4, 2024 in a speech: “Due to the arrangements that I've reached with (Mexico) President Obrador, the number of migrants coming … to our shared border unlawfully in recent months has dropped dramatically.” Joe Biden stated on April 9, 2024 in an interview with Univision: Starting in 2025 "no matter what your total bills are for prescription drugs,” Medicare Part D users will never pay “more than $2,000 a year, because some of these cancer drugs are 10(,000 to) 15,000 bucks a year.” Joe Biden stated on April 8, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Support for Roe is higher today in America than it has ever been." Joe Biden stated on February 22, 2024 in in a campaign reception: If you went “anywhere in the world,” you could get a prescription filled for 40% to 60% less than it costs in the U.S. Joe Biden stated on December 5, 2023 in a post on X: “We’ve created close to 800,000 manufacturing jobs since I’ve taken office.” Joe Biden stated on November 14, 2023 in remarks at the White House: “Last year alone, natural disasters in America caused $178 billion in damages.” Joe Biden stated on November 1, 2023 in a speech in Northfield, Minn.: "Over the past four decades, we’ve lost over 400,000 farms in America (and) over 140 million acres of farmland. And that’s an area roughly equal to the size of Minnesota, North and South Dakota combined.” Joe Biden stated on August 24, 2023 in a campaign ad: Since Joe Biden “has taken office, unemployment in our (Latino) community has been cut in half." Joe Biden stated on August 29, 2023 in a speech at the White House: U.S. inflation is "now down close to 3%, the lowest among the world’s leading economies." Joe Biden stated on August 29, 2023 in a speech at the White House: “According to the Congressional Budget Office,” the Inflation Reduction Act “will save the federal government $160 billion over the next 10 years because Medicare will be paying less for the prescription drugs they’re making available to seniors.” Joe Biden stated on July 27, 2023 in a speech on extreme heat: “The No. 1 weather-related killer is heat. 600 people die annually from its effects, more than from floods, hurricanes and tornadoes in America combined.” Joe Biden stated on June 28, 2023 in a speech in Chicago: Says that under his presidency, the unemployment rate has “been below 4% for the longest stretch in 50 years in American history.” Joe Biden stated on June 10, 2023 in a speech: In the U.S., “a person can be married in the morning and thrown out of a restaurant for being gay in the afternoon.” Joe Biden stated on February 27, 2023 in An address at the White House: “We cut Black child poverty in half in 2021 because of the child tax credit.” Joe Biden stated on February 7, 2023 in 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." Joe Biden stated on January 5, 2023 in 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.” Joe Biden stated on December 13, 2022 in remarks at the White House: “For the last several months, wages have gone up more than prices have gone up.” Joe Biden stated on September 13, 2022 in Public statement: Says Ron Johnson "wants to put Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block every single year." Joe Biden stated on June 24, 2022 in a speech: The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade "made the United States an outlier among developed nations in the world" on abortion rights. Joe Biden stated on May 24, 2022 in a national address from the White House.: "When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled." Joe Biden stated on March 14, 2022 in a speech to the National League of Cities: “Make no mistake: The current spike in gas prices is largely the fault of Vladimir Putin.” Joe Biden stated on March 8, 2022 in a speech: The oil industry has "9,000 permits to drill now. They could be drilling right now, yesterday, last week, last year." Joe Biden stated on February 10, 2022 in a speech: “Millions of hardworking Americans will no longer have to worry about unexpected medical bills.” Joe Biden stated on December 3, 2021 in remarks from the White House: “Even after accounting for rising prices, the typical American family has more money in their pockets than they did last year.” Joe Biden stated on October 6, 2021 in remarks at the White House: “Raising the debt limit is paying our old debts. It has nothing to do with new spending.” Joe Biden stated on October 5, 2021 in a speech in Howell, Mich.: "Thirty years ago, the United States ranked sixth among advanced economies in the share of women in the workforce. You know where we are today? Twenty-three.” Joe Biden stated on August 26, 2021 in a proclamation: Women are "disproportionately impacted by voter ID laws — especially married women who change their names, or those whose IDs do not accurately reflect their gender."
Joe Biden stated on August 2, 2024 in a written statement: "Since Vice President Harris and I took office … incomes have risen faster than prices."
Joe Biden stated on July 9, 2024 in a speech in Washington D.C.: In 2020, “only nine NATO allies were spending 2%” of their GDP on defense. “This year, 23 will spend at least 2%.”
Joe Biden stated on May 8, 2024 in a Biden for President campaign ad: If the Affordable Care Act were terminated, “that would mean over a hundred million Americans will lose protections for preexisting conditions.”
Joe Biden stated on June 4, 2024 in a speech: “Due to the arrangements that I've reached with (Mexico) President Obrador, the number of migrants coming … to our shared border unlawfully in recent months has dropped dramatically.”
Joe Biden stated on April 9, 2024 in an interview with Univision: Starting in 2025 "no matter what your total bills are for prescription drugs,” Medicare Part D users will never pay “more than $2,000 a year, because some of these cancer drugs are 10(,000 to) 15,000 bucks a year.”
Joe Biden stated on April 8, 2024 in a Facebook post: “Support for Roe is higher today in America than it has ever been."
Joe Biden stated on February 22, 2024 in in a campaign reception: If you went “anywhere in the world,” you could get a prescription filled for 40% to 60% less than it costs in the U.S.
Joe Biden stated on December 5, 2023 in a post on X: “We’ve created close to 800,000 manufacturing jobs since I’ve taken office.”
Joe Biden stated on November 14, 2023 in remarks at the White House: “Last year alone, natural disasters in America caused $178 billion in damages.”
Joe Biden stated on November 1, 2023 in a speech in Northfield, Minn.: "Over the past four decades, we’ve lost over 400,000 farms in America (and) over 140 million acres of farmland. And that’s an area roughly equal to the size of Minnesota, North and South Dakota combined.”
Joe Biden stated on August 24, 2023 in a campaign ad: Since Joe Biden “has taken office, unemployment in our (Latino) community has been cut in half."
Joe Biden stated on August 29, 2023 in a speech at the White House: U.S. inflation is "now down close to 3%, the lowest among the world’s leading economies."
Joe Biden stated on August 29, 2023 in a speech at the White House: “According to the Congressional Budget Office,” the Inflation Reduction Act “will save the federal government $160 billion over the next 10 years because Medicare will be paying less for the prescription drugs they’re making available to seniors.”
Joe Biden stated on July 27, 2023 in a speech on extreme heat: “The No. 1 weather-related killer is heat. 600 people die annually from its effects, more than from floods, hurricanes and tornadoes in America combined.”
Joe Biden stated on June 28, 2023 in a speech in Chicago: Says that under his presidency, the unemployment rate has “been below 4% for the longest stretch in 50 years in American history.”
Joe Biden stated on June 10, 2023 in a speech: In the U.S., “a person can be married in the morning and thrown out of a restaurant for being gay in the afternoon.”
Joe Biden stated on February 27, 2023 in An address at the White House: “We cut Black child poverty in half in 2021 because of the child tax credit.”
Joe Biden stated on February 7, 2023 in 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."
Joe Biden stated on January 5, 2023 in 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.”
Joe Biden stated on December 13, 2022 in remarks at the White House: “For the last several months, wages have gone up more than prices have gone up.”
Joe Biden stated on September 13, 2022 in Public statement: Says Ron Johnson "wants to put Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block every single year."
Joe Biden stated on June 24, 2022 in a speech: The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade "made the United States an outlier among developed nations in the world" on abortion rights.
Joe Biden stated on May 24, 2022 in a national address from the White House.: "When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled."
Joe Biden stated on March 14, 2022 in a speech to the National League of Cities: “Make no mistake: The current spike in gas prices is largely the fault of Vladimir Putin.”
Joe Biden stated on March 8, 2022 in a speech: The oil industry has "9,000 permits to drill now. They could be drilling right now, yesterday, last week, last year."
Joe Biden stated on February 10, 2022 in a speech: “Millions of hardworking Americans will no longer have to worry about unexpected medical bills.”
Joe Biden stated on December 3, 2021 in remarks from the White House: “Even after accounting for rising prices, the typical American family has more money in their pockets than they did last year.”
Joe Biden stated on October 6, 2021 in remarks at the White House: “Raising the debt limit is paying our old debts. It has nothing to do with new spending.”
Joe Biden stated on October 5, 2021 in a speech in Howell, Mich.: "Thirty years ago, the United States ranked sixth among advanced economies in the share of women in the workforce. You know where we are today? Twenty-three.”
Joe Biden stated on August 26, 2021 in a proclamation: Women are "disproportionately impacted by voter ID laws — especially married women who change their names, or those whose IDs do not accurately reflect their gender."
