Latest Fact-checks on Joe Biden Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Joe Biden stated on March 9, 2023 in a speech about his budget proposal: “More cops are killed responding to domestic violence calls than anything else.” Joe Biden stated on February 15, 2023 in a speech in Lanham, Maryland: The “average tax” for billionaires is “about 3%,” which is “a lower tax than a schoolteacher or a firefighter." Joe Biden stated on January 30, 2023 in A speech in Baltimore: “We used to rank No. 1 in the world in research and development, now we rank No. 9. China used to rank No. 8, now it ranks No. 2.” 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 February 7, 2023 in the State of the Union: “In the past two years, democracies have become stronger, not weaker. Autocracies have grown weaker, not stronger.” Joe Biden stated on February 3, 2023 in a speech in Philadelphia: “We created more new jobs in two years than any president did in their entire term.” Joe Biden stated on January 25, 2023 in a tweet: “Two years ago this week, 18 million people were out of work needing unemployment benefits. Today, that number is under 1.6 million, the lowest in decades.” Joe Biden stated on January 20, 2023 in a speech at the White House: “One quarter” of today’s $31.4 trillion federal debt “was accumulated in the four years of my predecessor,” Donald Trump. Joe Biden stated on January 12, 2023 in remarks at the White House: “Take-home pay for workers is going up.” 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 16, 2022 in a town hall for U.S. veterans: After Joe Biden became vice president, at the behest of his father, he gave his uncle, Frank H. Biden, a Purple Heart for serving in the U.S. military during World War II. Joe Biden stated on December 16, 2022 in a speech: Says he has been to “Afghanistan, Iraq and those areas” twice as president. 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 November 29, 2022 in a speech in Bay City, Mich.: “Gas prices are down back to where they were before Russia invaded Ukraine.” Joe Biden stated on November 1, 2022 in a speech in Hallandale Beach, Fla.: "On my watch, for the first time in 10 years, seniors are getting an increase in their Social Security checks." Joe Biden stated on October 27, 2022 in a speech in Syracuse, N.Y.: The price of gas is “down from over $5 when I took office.” Joe Biden stated on October 23, 2022 in a forum with Now This: Student loan forgiveness is “passed. I got it passed by a vote or two. And it’s in effect.” Joe Biden stated on October 8, 2022 in an Instagram post: The Biden administration has “created” more than double the number of jobs per month, on average, than any other administration going back to George H.W. Bush. 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 September 18, 2022 in an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes": “This year, it's going to be over $1.5 trillion (that we’ve) reduced the debt." Joe Biden stated on September 14, 2022 in a speech in Detroit: “Incomes are up.” Joe Biden stated on August 16, 2022 in remarks at the White House: The American Rescue Plan “helped create nearly 10 million new jobs.” Joe Biden stated on July 6, 2022 in a speech in Cleveland: The “average federal income tax” paid by the richest Americans is “8%. … If you’re a cop, a teacher, a firefighter, union worker, you probably pay two to three times that.” 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 June 16, 2022 in an interview with the Associated Press: “In every other major industrial country in the world … inflation is higher.” Joe Biden stated on June 2, 2022 in a speech: Gun manufacturers are “the only industry in the country” that have immunity from lawsuits. 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 May 12, 2022 in a tweet: “When President Biden took office … there was no vaccine available.” Joe Biden stated on May 10, 2022 in remarks at the White House: “My Treasury Department is planning to pay down the national debt this quarter, which never happened under my predecessor.” Joe Biden stated on April 14, 2022 in a speech at North Carolina A&T State University: "For four years, I was a full professor at the University of Pennsylvania."
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Joe Biden stated on March 9, 2023 in a speech about his budget proposal: “More cops are killed responding to domestic violence calls than anything else.” Joe Biden stated on February 15, 2023 in a speech in Lanham, Maryland: The “average tax” for billionaires is “about 3%,” which is “a lower tax than a schoolteacher or a firefighter." Joe Biden stated on January 30, 2023 in A speech in Baltimore: “We used to rank No. 1 in the world in research and development, now we rank No. 9. China used to rank No. 8, now it ranks No. 2.” 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 February 7, 2023 in the State of the Union: “In the past two years, democracies have become stronger, not weaker. Autocracies have grown weaker, not stronger.” Joe Biden stated on February 3, 2023 in a speech in Philadelphia: “We created more new jobs in two years than any president did in their entire term.” Joe Biden stated on January 25, 2023 in a tweet: “Two years ago this week, 18 million people were out of work needing unemployment benefits. Today, that number is under 1.6 million, the lowest in decades.” Joe Biden stated on January 20, 2023 in a speech at the White House: “One quarter” of today’s $31.4 trillion federal debt “was accumulated in the four years of my predecessor,” Donald Trump. Joe Biden stated on January 12, 2023 in remarks at the White House: “Take-home pay for workers is going up.” 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 16, 2022 in a town hall for U.S. veterans: After Joe Biden became vice president, at the behest of his father, he gave his uncle, Frank H. Biden, a Purple Heart for serving in the U.S. military during World War II. Joe Biden stated on December 16, 2022 in a speech: Says he has been to “Afghanistan, Iraq and those areas” twice as president. 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 November 29, 2022 in a speech in Bay City, Mich.: “Gas prices are down back to where they were before Russia invaded Ukraine.” Joe Biden stated on November 1, 2022 in a speech in Hallandale Beach, Fla.: "On my watch, for the first time in 10 years, seniors are getting an increase in their Social Security checks." Joe Biden stated on October 27, 2022 in a speech in Syracuse, N.Y.: The price of gas is “down from over $5 when I took office.” Joe Biden stated on October 23, 2022 in a forum with Now This: Student loan forgiveness is “passed. I got it passed by a vote or two. And it’s in effect.” Joe Biden stated on October 8, 2022 in an Instagram post: The Biden administration has “created” more than double the number of jobs per month, on average, than any other administration going back to George H.W. Bush. 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 September 18, 2022 in an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes": “This year, it's going to be over $1.5 trillion (that we’ve) reduced the debt." Joe Biden stated on September 14, 2022 in a speech in Detroit: “Incomes are up.” Joe Biden stated on August 16, 2022 in remarks at the White House: The American Rescue Plan “helped create nearly 10 million new jobs.” Joe Biden stated on July 6, 2022 in a speech in Cleveland: The “average federal income tax” paid by the richest Americans is “8%. … If you’re a cop, a teacher, a firefighter, union worker, you probably pay two to three times that.” 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 June 16, 2022 in an interview with the Associated Press: “In every other major industrial country in the world … inflation is higher.” Joe Biden stated on June 2, 2022 in a speech: Gun manufacturers are “the only industry in the country” that have immunity from lawsuits. 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 May 12, 2022 in a tweet: “When President Biden took office … there was no vaccine available.” Joe Biden stated on May 10, 2022 in remarks at the White House: “My Treasury Department is planning to pay down the national debt this quarter, which never happened under my predecessor.” Joe Biden stated on April 14, 2022 in a speech at North Carolina A&T State University: "For four years, I was a full professor at the University of Pennsylvania."
Joe Biden stated on March 9, 2023 in a speech about his budget proposal: “More cops are killed responding to domestic violence calls than anything else.”
Joe Biden stated on February 15, 2023 in a speech in Lanham, Maryland: The “average tax” for billionaires is “about 3%,” which is “a lower tax than a schoolteacher or a firefighter."
Joe Biden stated on January 30, 2023 in A speech in Baltimore: “We used to rank No. 1 in the world in research and development, now we rank No. 9. China used to rank No. 8, now it ranks No. 2.”
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 February 7, 2023 in the State of the Union: “In the past two years, democracies have become stronger, not weaker. Autocracies have grown weaker, not stronger.”
Joe Biden stated on February 3, 2023 in a speech in Philadelphia: “We created more new jobs in two years than any president did in their entire term.”
Joe Biden stated on January 25, 2023 in a tweet: “Two years ago this week, 18 million people were out of work needing unemployment benefits. Today, that number is under 1.6 million, the lowest in decades.”
Joe Biden stated on January 20, 2023 in a speech at the White House: “One quarter” of today’s $31.4 trillion federal debt “was accumulated in the four years of my predecessor,” Donald Trump.
Joe Biden stated on January 12, 2023 in remarks at the White House: “Take-home pay for workers is going up.”
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 16, 2022 in a town hall for U.S. veterans: After Joe Biden became vice president, at the behest of his father, he gave his uncle, Frank H. Biden, a Purple Heart for serving in the U.S. military during World War II.
Joe Biden stated on December 16, 2022 in a speech: Says he has been to “Afghanistan, Iraq and those areas” twice as president.
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 November 29, 2022 in a speech in Bay City, Mich.: “Gas prices are down back to where they were before Russia invaded Ukraine.”
Joe Biden stated on November 1, 2022 in a speech in Hallandale Beach, Fla.: "On my watch, for the first time in 10 years, seniors are getting an increase in their Social Security checks."
Joe Biden stated on October 27, 2022 in a speech in Syracuse, N.Y.: The price of gas is “down from over $5 when I took office.”
Joe Biden stated on October 23, 2022 in a forum with Now This: Student loan forgiveness is “passed. I got it passed by a vote or two. And it’s in effect.”
Joe Biden stated on October 8, 2022 in an Instagram post: The Biden administration has “created” more than double the number of jobs per month, on average, than any other administration going back to George H.W. Bush.
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 September 18, 2022 in an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes": “This year, it's going to be over $1.5 trillion (that we’ve) reduced the debt."
Joe Biden stated on August 16, 2022 in remarks at the White House: The American Rescue Plan “helped create nearly 10 million new jobs.”
Joe Biden stated on July 6, 2022 in a speech in Cleveland: The “average federal income tax” paid by the richest Americans is “8%. … If you’re a cop, a teacher, a firefighter, union worker, you probably pay two to three times that.”
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 June 16, 2022 in an interview with the Associated Press: “In every other major industrial country in the world … inflation is higher.”
Joe Biden stated on June 2, 2022 in a speech: Gun manufacturers are “the only industry in the country” that have immunity from lawsuits.
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 May 12, 2022 in a tweet: “When President Biden took office … there was no vaccine available.”
Joe Biden stated on May 10, 2022 in remarks at the White House: “My Treasury Department is planning to pay down the national debt this quarter, which never happened under my predecessor.”
Joe Biden stated on April 14, 2022 in a speech at North Carolina A&T State University: "For four years, I was a full professor at the University of Pennsylvania."
