“Says a video shows Joe Biden boasted in 2006 “about voting for ‘700 miles of fence’” and “talking about immigration in some entirely different ways than he does today.”
Social media posts
Facebook. Claim dated 20 Jan 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
Biden in 2006 backed a 700-mile border fence, but also a variety of measures to fight illegal immigration much as he does today, including addressing root causes that lead people to flee their homes to the United States.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 20 January 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 January 2021, 6 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=164789331766706
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