“Under President Joe Biden, "8 Chinese bombers, 4 fighters, and 1 sub-hunter just breached Taiwan's Air Defense Identification Zone, crossing the Taiwan Strait.”
Social media posts
social media posts. Claim dated 24 Jan 2021.
PolitiFact rated thisNeeds context
What PolitiFact found
This is not a new pattern under Biden. The number of Chinese incursions into Taiwanese airspace in 2020 — about 380 sorties — was the highest since 1996. That occurred under Trump.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 24 January 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 25 January 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “Needs context”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10221608538194277&set=a.10205717457207184&type=3
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