“I used to tell [former senator] Frank Church this — I got a — my first job offer, where I wanted — my wife — deceased wife and I wanted to move to Idaho because we think — not a joke — because it’s such a beautiful, beautiful state. And I interviewed for a job with Boise Cascade.”
Joe Biden
President. remarks during a briefing with fire officials in Boise, Idaho. Claim dated 13 Sep 2021.
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Biden has spoken in the past of nearly practicing law in Boise
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Joe Biden (President) made this claim around 13 September 2021. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 17 September 2021, 4 days later. Its rating was “Evidence exists”.
Joe Biden has 509 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 140 of them false or fake, 281 misleading or mixed and 34 true.
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