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“Joe Biden couldn't afford a house said to be his”
Eric Trump Twitter. Claim dated 17 Oct 2020.
MediaWise rated thisMostly Not Legit

What MediaWise found

Biden did own the home, but he no longer does. He bought it in 1974 for $185,000 when the home was in poor condition, and remodeled the home before selling it in 1996.

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In short

Eric Trump made this claim around 17 October 2020. MediaWise (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 30 October 2020, 13 days later. Its rating was “Mostly Not Legit”.

Eric Trump has 17 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 10 of them false or fake, 4 misleading or mixed and 0 true.

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