“Joe Biden's uncle "got shot down in New Guinea, and they never found the body because there used to be — there were a lot of cannibals, for real, in that part of New Guinea.”
What PolitiFact found
The plane crashed over the ocean, making it unlikely anyone would have stumbled upon the bodies. And while cannibalism has been practiced in New Guinea, it was usually practiced on family or enemies, not strangers.
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In short
Joe Biden (president) made this claim around 17 April 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 April 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “Highly unlikely, experts say”.
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.
Where the claim appeared
- whitehouse.govhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/04/17/remarks-by-presid…
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