“An economy in ruins. That’s what Joe Biden’s tax increase means for you.”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
Washington Post says: The ad includes three video clips that are misleadingly edited.
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“Biden’s plan is a 14 percent tax hike on middle-class families; 82 percent of Americans would pay more.”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
Washington Post says: Both of the claims in this TV ad are patently false, relying on misinterpretation and outdated analysis
“They eliminated the funding for community policing.”
Washington Post rated this: False
Washington Post says: Trump in his 2019 budget plan proposed to cut the funding in half, but that’s not the same as zero. In 2019, the COPS program received $304 million, an increase from the year before.
“It’s called the swine flu, right? And his own person, his chief of staff, said that he was — it was a disaster the way they ran it, a much less lethal problem, but a disaster the way they ran it, a total catastrophe. It was so bad, it was so bad.”
Washington Post rated this: Mostly False
Washington Post says: Ron Klain, Biden's chief of staff in 2009, was speaking about vaccines, not the whole swine-flu effort.
“You know, preexisting conditions is something we all agree should be covered. And with John Cornyn’s plan, they will be covered.”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
“Donald Trump is lying about Medicare and Social Security. Trump’s pushing to slash Medicare benefits.”
Washington Post rated this: Two Pinocchios
Washington Post says: The Biden campaign appears to be making a mountain out of a molehill.
“The military came into the Oval Office, presented a plan. They said they knew where Kayla [Mueller] was. Baghdadi had held her for 18 months, abused her mercilessly before they killed her. But when Joe Biden was vice president, they hesitated for a month.”
Washington Post rated this: Three Pinocchios
Washington Post says: The most comprehensive report of the rescue effort says Obama approved the plan on spot in tje Situation Room
“The president said it was a hoax.”
Washington Post rated this: Mostly False
Washington Post says: Harris is taking comments from President Trump out of context. The full quote shows Trump is criticizing Democratic talking points and the media’s coverage of his administration’s response to the coronavirus.
“There were documents released this week that the CIA actually made a referral to the FBI documenting that those allegations were coming from the Hillary Clinton campaign.”
Washington Post rated this: Misleading
Washington Post says: Pence left off that caveat that this is raw intelligence and could be gossip. He treated it as an established fact — that the CIA “documented” the allegations to the FBI.
“DEMS WANT TO SHUT YOUR CHURCHES DOWN, PERMANENTLY. HOPE YOU SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING. VOTE NOW!”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
Washington Post says: Trump suggested people were being arrested at a church service but it was mask protest. He also falsely said Democrats want to close churches.
“If Joe Biden’s elected, he’ll end fracking. … That would be the end of my job and thousands of others.”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
Washington Post says: Biden would not approve new fracking permits on federal lands. But he would allow existing fracking to continue on federal property and existing and new fracking to continue on private land.
“I’m running against a kid named Jon Ossoff, who has been endorsed by the Communist Party.”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
Washington Post says: The Communist Party did not endorse Ossoff
“I had no choice because I just didn’t want to stay in the White House.”
Washington Post rated this: Timeline
Washington Post says: Timeline of statements by Trump saying victory over the coronavirus was near
“I’m all for electric cars. I’ve given big incentives for electric cars.”
Washington Post rated this: False
Washington Post says: Nope. Trump has actually proposed to eliminate two of the three key programs — which predate Trump’s tenure — that encourage the manufacture or purchase of an electric vehicle.
“The fact is that he has in fact, worked on this in a way that he’s going to be the first president of the United States to leave office, having fewer jobs in his administration than when he became president. Fewer jobs than when he became president. First one in American history.”
Washington Post rated this: Needs context
Washington Post says: Biden’s statistic holds up, as Trump ranks in last place either in terms of raw numbers or percentage change. But measuring job growth by presidential term is simply not a useful measure.
“We have a higher deficit with China now than we did before.”
Washington Post rated this: False
Washington Post says: The trade deficit in goods and services with China climbed to $380 billion from 2017 to 2018, but then, because of Trump’s tariff war, fell to $308 billion in 2019. It kept falling in 2020.
“His 2017 tax bill slashed taxes on companies that sent production and jobs overseas. Those corporations then make huge profits by shipping these foreign-made products back to the United States to sell to American consumers.”
Washington Post rated this: Two Pinocchios
Washington Post says: The law is believed to have broadly reduced incentives to invest overseas, compared to the previous system. Even if it’s possible a new loophole was created, many other loopholes were closed.
“Joe Biden kneels, and his employees pay bail [for violent protesters]. And Biden doesn’t stand up to the radical leftists who want to eliminate the police.”
Washington Post rated this: False
Washington Post says: Biden does not support defunding police
“He [Biden] opposed taking out Osama bin Laden”
Washington Post rated this: Two Pinocchios
Washington Post says: Biden wanted to wait for more intelligence but did not oppose killing bin Laden.
“Malinowski tried to make it easier for predators to hide in the shadows. Malinowski worked as the top lobbyist for a radical group that strongly opposed the national sex offender registry. Law enforcement praised the national sex offender registry that Tom Malinowski led an effort to stop.”
Washington Post rated this: Four Pinocchios
Washington Post says: The bulk of the evidence shows Malinowski played no role in this debate.