“Biden told the press "I'm not gonna take any questions because I think it's inappropriate”
What MediaWise found
While the president did say this, the video in the tweet was intentionally edited to remove the end of his sentence that clarified why he thought taking questions was inappropriate. The president didn’t say that taking questions from reporters in general was inappropriate — just in this specific instance.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Republican National Committee made this claim around 27 January 2022. MediaWise (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 29 March 2022, 61 days later. Its rating was “Mostly Not Legit”.
Republican National Committee has 11 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 4 of them false or fake, 5 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
One other organisation checked what looks like the same claim. Their ratings are listed below.
Also checked by
- PolitiFact: Mostly False“BIDEN: 'I'm not gonna take any questions because I think it's inappropriate.”
Where the claim appeared
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