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“There has been a "28% increase in children to the border in my administration.”

Joe Biden President of the United States. White House press conference. Claim dated 25 Mar 2021.

FactCheck.org rated thisThe increase is 63%

What FactCheck.org found

The increase is 63%.

Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.

In short

Joe Biden (President of the United States) made this claim around 25 March 2021. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 25 March 2021. Its rating was “The increase is 63%”.

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.

Where the claim appeared

rev.comhttps://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/president-joe-biden-first-white-house-press-conferen…

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