“Joe Biden pardoned 39 people today including Chinese spies and an individual convicted of possessing child pornography.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 13 Dec 2024.
FactCheck.org rated thisNot the Whole Story
What FactCheck.org found
Shanlin Jin was part of a prisoner swap last month that freed three Americans held for years in China.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 13 December 2024. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 14 December 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “Not the Whole Story”.
Where the claim appeared
- Saved copy of the posthttps://perma.cc/5A8Z-SJQA
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