“If Joe Biden steps down, Nancy Pelosi will become vice president.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 15 Sep 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
In short
This claim spread on social media around 15 September 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 17 September 2020, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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- FactCheck.org: Distorts the Facts“If Joe Biden becomes president and later "steps down, Harris becomes president ! Makes Pelosi vice president.”
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