“The absence of the presidential seal on President Joe Biden’s letter announcing his exit from the presidential race proves “this wasn’t Biden’s choice.”
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X post. Claim dated 21 Jul 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
President Joe Biden published the letter as a candidate and not for official presidential business, so the letter did not require a presidential seal.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 21 July 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 23 July 2024, 2 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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