“We trained and equipped an Afghan military force of some 300,000 strong — incredibly well equipped — a force larger in size than the militaries of many of our NATO allies.”
Joe Biden
President. in a speech at the White House. Claim dated 16 Aug 2021.
Washington Post rated thisThree Pinocchios
What Washington Post found
Biden is including police forces, and even the military is not that functional.
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In short
Joe Biden (President) made this claim around 16 August 2021. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 18 August 2021, 2 days later. Its rating was “Three Pinocchios”.
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
- whitehouse.govhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/08/16/remarks-by-president…
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