“Former Vice President Joe Biden said he "lived in Section 8 housing as a little boy.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 17 Oct 2020.
FactCheck.org rated thisFalse
What FactCheck.org found
Joe Biden did not say he grew up in Section 8 housing, but that the building he once lived in later became Section 8 housing.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 17 October 2020. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 22 October 2020, 5 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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