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“Says he didn’t label the Green New Deal a "crucial framework," but instead used that term to describe his own plan, which he said was different from the Green New Deal.”
Joe Biden Democratic presidential nominee. an ABC town hall. Claim dated 15 Oct 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisMisleading

What PolitiFact found

An issue page on Biden’s campaign website does use the term "crucial framework" to describe the Green New Deal. And Biden's timeline for emissions cuts is similar to the one laid out in the Green New Deal.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

Joe Biden (Democratic presidential nominee) made this claim around 15 October 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 16 October 2020, 1 day later. Its rating was “Misleading”.

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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