“Former Vice President Joe Biden “invented the Office of President-elect.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 10 Nov 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
Donald Trump and Barack Obama also used the term during their transitions to the presidency.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 10 November 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 13 November 2020, 3 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
Links recorded by FactCheck.org. Some posts may have been deleted since.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.
Related checks
- FactCheck.org: Editing Distorts Meaning“Former Vice President Joe Biden said: “[W]e can only re-elect Donald Trump.”
- USA TODAY: MISSING CONTEXT“Former Vice President Joe Biden called troops 'stupid bastards.”