“I’ve seen the headlines since the report was released about my willful retention of documents. This assertion is not only misleading, they’re just plain wrong.”
Joe Biden
U.S. president. Remarks at the White House. Claim dated 8 Feb 2024.
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Joe Biden (U.S. president) made this claim around 8 February 2024. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 10 February 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “Needs context”.
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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