“When asked whether he’d support cutting funding to law enforcement, (Biden) replied, ‘Yes, absolutely.’”
Mike Pence
vice president. a Republican convention speech. Claim dated 27 Aug 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisBiden opposes defunding police
What PolitiFact found
Pence took Biden’s remarks from an interview with liberal activist Ady Barkan out of context. Biden is opposed to defunding the police.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Mike Pence (vice president) made this claim around 27 August 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 27 August 2020. Its rating was “Biden opposes defunding police”.
Mike Pence has 46 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 17 of them false or fake, 25 misleading or mixed and 0 true.
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