“Says Joe Biden stayed silent about violence at Black Lives Matter protests.”
Social media posts
Instagram. Claim dated 12 Jan 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Biden, who condemned the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, repeatedly denounced violence when it erupted in connection with Black Lives Matter demonstrations during the late spring and summer of 2020.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 12 January 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 16 January 2021, 4 days later. Its rating was “False”.
Where the claim appeared
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