“The idea that there’s political violence or violence in America like this is just unheard of.”
Joe Biden
president. Claim dated 13 Jul 2024.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
Lawmakers, presidents and political candidates have been targeted. U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, D-Ariz., was injured in a 2011 shooting and Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., was injured in a 2017 shooting.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Joe Biden (president) made this claim around 13 July 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 15 July 2024, 2 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.
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