“Says he “got arrested” while protesting in favor of desegregation.”
Joe Biden
president. Claim dated 26 Apr 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Since 2018, Joe Biden has repeatedly told a story about being arrested during a desegregation protest in Delaware during the Civil Rights era. We found no evidence to back it up.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Joe Biden (president) made this claim around 26 April 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 30 April 2024, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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.
This check was done by PolitiFact, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.