“President Joe Biden “has the lowest approval rating of any president ever.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
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“An old tweet from Joe Biden shows he's a "hypocrite" for criticizing former President Donald Trump for issuing the "same [pandemic-related] travel ban.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: Social media posts claim President Joe Biden was critical of pandemic travel restrictions imposed by former President Donald Trump. But that his remark was about an immigration order directed at largely Muslim countries.
“President Joe Biden changed suits during his visit to the Vatican.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“The infrastructure law "creates better jobs for millions of Americans.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Depends How It's Measured
FactCheck.org says: The White House uses "job-years," meaning one job for one year. Estimates of how many additional jobs the law will create range from not many to about 1 million over 10 years.
“Says President Joe Biden “is in talks to pay illegal immigrants $450,000.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
“There are 400 private jets ferrying delegations to the COP26 conference. @POTUS [US President Joe Biden] brought five. It is estimated they will emit in 24 hours as much CO2 as Scotland emits in a year!”
RMIT ABC Fact Check rated this: Nonsense
RMIT ABC Fact Check says: Mr Downer's claim is nonsense. The Scottish government's most recent estimate, from 2019, puts the country's annual emissions for that year at 47.8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. It is not clear just how m…
“On Democrat Terry McAuliffe's loss in the Virginia governor's race: "no governor in Virginia has ever won when ... he or she is the same party as the sitting president.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: While it has been rare, McAuliffe, himself, was elected governor of Virginia in 2013, when Democrat Barack Obama was president (and Biden was vice president).
“President Joe Biden withdrew troops from Afghanistan “simply because of Trump Derangement Syndrome and they wanted to reverse any policy that Trump had implemented.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: President Joe Biden didn’t break with Trump on Afghanistan policy, except for pushing back the withdrawal by a few months. Trump set the U.S. troop removal in motion and Biden continued on that path.
“We’ve created more jobs in the first eight months of my administration than any president in American history — total number of jobs created.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: The raw numbers support Biden’s claim of record job gains on his watch, but the talking point glosses over the reality that the U.S. economy remains about 5 million jobs under its pre-pandemic peak.
“President Joe Biden "has successfully guided this economy out of the teeth of a terrifying recession.”
FactCheck.org rated this: It Ended April 2020
FactCheck.org says: The recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic officially lasted just two months and ended in April 2020.
“An image of empty grocery store shelves shows the effect of President Joe Biden's “Build Back Better” plan.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Says President Joe Biden cut “$30 billion to Black colleges and universities.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The latest news reports indicate Biden’s proposed $45 billion for HBCUs could be reduced by Democrats to $2 billion. But even if the amount is reduced, it would be an increase, not a cut, in funding for HBCUs.
“The White House “created a fake set for (President Joe) Biden to get his booster shot. The entire Biden presidency is one giant charade.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The backdrop behind Biden as he was getting his booster shot wasn’t “created” for that event — it had been used five days earlier for a global coronavirus summit.
“Top U.S. military advisers didn’t recommend that President Biden keep a residual force in Afghanistan.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Not What Advisers Say
FactCheck.org says: Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Mark Milley and Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, said in a Sept. 28 hearing they believe the U.S. should have left a residual force of at least 2,500 troops.
“West Virginia University just came out with a study that showed that there will be almost 20,000 jobs created in clean energy in West Virginia if (President Joe Biden’s) agenda is passed.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: That's the highest estimate in a range provided in the WVU study, and over half the projected jobs are indirect — not in clean-energy manufacturing.
“I used to tell [former senator] Frank Church this — I got a — my first job offer, where I wanted — my wife — deceased wife and I wanted to move to Idaho because we think — not a joke — because it’s such a beautiful, beautiful state. And I interviewed for a job with Boise Cascade.”
Washington Post rated this: Evidence exists
Washington Post says: Biden has spoken in the past of nearly practicing law in Boise
“Video of US President Joe Biden sleeping during his meeting with PM of Israel”
FACTLY rated this: MISLEADING
FACTLY says: The video was clipped from a larger video when for a few seconds Joe Biden had put his head down. A closer look at Joe Biden’s hands shows him moving his thumbs while the Israeli Prime Minister spoke; also, Biden respon…
“Says President Joe Biden fell asleep during a meeting with Israel’s prime minister.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“US President Joe Biden recently issued orders to send unvaccinated Americans to quarantine camps”
FACTLY rated this: FALSE
FACTLY says: The article shared in the post was published by a financial satire website ‘The Stone Market’. On 29 July 2021, Joe Biden announced strict vaccination rules for federal employees working in the United States. The Joe Bi…
“Photo shows President Joe Biden's motorcade being met by swarm of Trump supporters during Biden's July 28, 2021, trip to Pennsylvania.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False