Joe Biden, Democratic presidential nominee
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: The figure is an estimate for the number of Americans, outside of Medicare and Medicaid, with preexisting conditions. To be at risk of being denied insurance, they would have to seek coverage on the individual market.
Mike Pence, Vice President
FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts
FactCheck.org says: Biden was asked about shifting some police funds to social service agencies for tasks that could be better handled by the latter. “Yes, absolutely,” Biden responded. But said he also supports additional police funding.
Social media posts
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: Internet posts claim Kamala Harris called Joe Biden a “racist” and a “rapist.” She didn’t. She has been critical of Biden’s position on policy and has said she believed women who said Biden made them feel uncomfortable.
Social media posts
PolitiFact rated this: False
Committee to Defend the President, Super PAC
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: Biden committed to picking a woman to be his running mate. He didn’t specify a woman of a particular race or ethnicity.
Donald Trump, president
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: The document Trump cited does not say anything about abolishing the police or prisons. In fact, it includes several passages that clearly indicate that police and prisons will exist in the future.
Donald Trump, President of the United States
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: A task force recommended undoing many of Trump’s policies, but not an immediate enrollment for welfare. Plan also did not say immigrants illegally in the country should have more benefits than U.S. citizens.
Donald Trump, President of the United States
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: In fact, the Obama administration took several steps to address police violence and community trust issues, some of which the Trump administration has dialed back.
Joe Biden, Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: More than a month after the CARES Act, the Trump administration said it would begin giving tribes part of the funds. A consultation process for disbursing the funds began before the administration was sued.
Joe Biden, Former Vice President of the United States
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: The CDC staff overall went down, but not as much as Biden said. On the other hand, the staff in a key program went to zero Americans.
Joe Biden, Democratic presidential candidate
FactCheck.org rated this: Exaggerates
FactCheck.org says: CDC’s staff in China was reduced from approximately 47 people to about 14 under President Donald Trump, according to Reuters story cited by the Biden campaign.
Joe Biden, former vice president
Washington Post rated this: Two Pinocchios
Washington Post says: The video tweeted by Biden was edited to leave a misleading impression, cutting the nurse's response to Trump, making it appear as if he cut her off in mid-sentence, when in fact she said she agreed with the president.
Barack Obama, Former president
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: Obama is on the strongest ground if you compare Biden’s platform with an absolute concept of liberalism. However, in his own time, Biden is hardly on his party’s ideological vanguard, unlike some previous nominees.
Joe Biden, Democratic presidential candidate
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
Charlie Kirk
MediaWise rated this: Needs context
MediaWise says: Even though the post included accurate data, the Obama administration responded quickly to H1N1, and state and local officials have the authority to respond to national emergencies in their own way. It’s a stretch to co…
Social media posts
FactCheck.org rated this: False
Joe Biden, Democratic presidential candidate
PolitiFact rated this: Reality is complex
Social media posts
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
Social media posts
FactCheck.org rated this: Editing Distorts Meaning
Joe Biden, Democratic presidential candidate
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True