“In 1994, a crime bill authored by Joe Biden locked Black men up for years for the same gun charge he just pardoned Hunter Biden for today.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 9 Dec 2024.
FactCheck.org rated thisDistorts the Facts
What FactCheck.org found
The lead gun charge that Hunter Biden was convicted of is rarely pursued and did not come from the 1994 crime bill that his father shepherded into law.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 9 December 2024. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 16 December 2024, 7 days later. Its rating was “Distorts the Facts”.
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