“Biden wants to defund the police.”
What FactCheck.org found
Biden has said, "I do not support defunding police." He said police could lose some federal aid if they refuse to implement “meaningful reforms,” or receive more money to implement changes.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (President of the United States) made this claim around 17 July 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 21 July 2020, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
Where the claim appeared
- foxnews.comhttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/transcript-fox-news-sunday-interview-with-president-trump
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