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Joe Biden, U.S. president

“The last administration enacted a $2 trillion tax cut that overwhelmingly benefits the top 1 percent, the very wealthy and the biggest corporation, and exploded the federal deficit. They added more to the national debt than any presidential term in American history.”

Washington Post rated this: Misleading

Washington Post says: The tax cut was not the main reason for the increase in the deficit under Trump.

Joe Biden, president

“There are 1,000 billionaires in America. You know what the average federal tax is for those billionaires? No? They’re making great sacrifices. 8.2%.”

PolitiFact rated this: This is misleading

PolitiFact says: Biden makes it sound as though this is the actual tax rate the wealthiest Americans pay under current law. It's not. It's a theoretical calculation that includes forms of unrealized wealth that are not taxed today.

Joe Biden, President of the United States

“The last guy had the worst jobs record since the Great Depression. Our record is a little different," including a chart that showed a monthly average loss of 57,000 jobs under Donald Trump and an average gain of 409,000 under Biden.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Not the Whole Story

FactCheck.org says: Employment under Trump was positive until the economy lost 20.5 million jobs in April 2020, as efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus led to business closures and layoffs.

James Comer, U.S. Representative

“Subpoenaed bank records that show Hunter Biden’s business entity, Owasco PC, made direct monthly payments to Joe Biden.”

FactCheck.org rated this: Not the Whole Story

FactCheck.org says: Hunter Biden’s attorney said the payments — which totaled a little over $4,000 — simply reflect Hunter Biden repaying his father, who bought him a truck while Hunter was in the throes of drug and alcohol addiction.