“A $200,000 payment in 2018 from James Biden to his brother, Joe Biden, "proved that Joe Biden benefited from his family’s influence peddling scheme.”
What FactCheck.org found
Bank records are consistent with the White House's claim that it was repayment of a short-term, no-interest loan. There is no evidence Joe Biden was involved with how his brother obtained the money.
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In short
James Comer (U.S. Representative) made this claim around 23 October 2023. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 October 2023, 3 days later. Its rating was “Unsupported”.
James Comer has 9 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 4 of them false or fake, 3 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
Where the claim appeared
- YouTube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OlZkMvZNJE
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