“Clint Eastwood called Joe Biden an “incompetent, lying, flip-flopping, insincere, double-talking, radical socialist.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
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“Jill Biden said, “Whatever is on Hunter’s laptop is not important.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Joe Biden had an iPad at his podium during the debate.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Joe Biden “wants to get rid of something called ‘stepped up basis’” that reduces inheritance taxes.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
PolitiFact says: Biden has proposed eliminating the “stepped-up basis,” a tax policy that reduces inheritance taxes, to use the extra federal taxes collected to provide two years of free community college to students.
“Kamala Harris said looters are just feeding their hungry kids.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“My 2018 election was the first time Speaker Robin Vos has lost a Republican-held seat”
PolitiFact rated this: True
PolitiFact says: State election records confirm only one Assembly seat has flipped from a Republican to a Democrat since 2013, when Robin Vos took over as Speaker. It's a result of Wisconsin being among the most gerrymandered states.
“Photo shows Joe Biden’s license plate says “THEBIGGUY.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“When asked about court-packing, Biden's staff immediately escorts the camera out.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Biden gave a lengthy answer to the question before reporters were moved to another spot.
“Counting ballots for weeks after Election Day “is totally inappropriate, and I don't believe that's by our laws.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Multiple laws require consideration of ballots past Election Night, including overseas military ballots and provisional ballots.
“In Nevada, they want to have a thing where you don’t have to have any verification of the signature” on ballots.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Republican Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske’s website says that "signature verification is performed on every ballot received.”
“Now with the COVID-19 … more people are dependent on drugs or alcohol.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: West Virginia data shows increases in emergency room visits due to overdoses in June, July and August of 2020 compared with the same months in 2019, mirroring national patterns.
“Says someone tried to suppress votes by disguising trash cans as ballot boxes.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Posters with the words “BALLOT BOX” were placed on two trash bins in Philadelphia. But they weren’t an attempt to suppress votes; they were ads for an exhibit on voting and were quickly removed.
“Sen. Kamala Harris “may have broken laws” when she visited a voting site in Ohio”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: County elections officials said she did not violate electioneering laws.
“While serving as Town Supervisor, Nate McMurray voted to raise taxes on homeowners.”
PolitiFact rated this: True
PolitiFact says: As Grand Island supervisor, Nate McMurray voted in favor of town budgets that contained slight tax increases.
“Biden admits to voter fraud.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Biden used the words "voter fraud organization" when describing a voter assistance and anti-voter suppression effort.
“CAN I CHANGE MY VOTE? ... The answer in most states is YES.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Your ability to call back your vote is much more limited, and it's impossible if you voted in person or if your mail ballot has already been tabulated.
“Joe Biden says he supports sex changes for kids.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Biden has stated opposition to discrimination against transgender people, he has not said he supports sex changes for children.
“More suicide deaths than coronavirus death past two months.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Current data on suicides is lacking, but based on past years, the coronavirus kills about four times as many people monthly as suicide.
“President Obama would never give them long-term funding, and I did … I saved historically Black colleges and universities.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Trump signed the FUTURE Act, making a major funding stream for HBCUs permanent beyond 2019. But it’s a stretch to say he "saved" them from financial ruin.
“Says Hunter Biden “died of a crack overdose.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: There is no evidence that Hunter Biden died after an overdose. The claim originated on a fringe internet platform that’s a known source of disinformation.