Joe Biden

“The bipartisan infrastructure law “gives communities the money they need to get forever chemicals, PFAS off, out of the water. ... [W]e’re going to get rid of it all.”

FactCheck.org says: The National Law Review said the funds were “significantly more” than the government had ever dedicated to this issue, but “will likely represent only a fraction of the money needed to address PFAS issues nationwide."

“Don’t listen to my Republican friends in Congress — last year, we reduced — my budget reduced the — the deficit by $350 billion.”

FactCheck.org says: Deficits fell between fiscal year 2020 and 2021 far less than initially projected after Biden added to them with more emergency pandemic and infrastructure spending.

“For four years, I was a full professor at the University of Pennsylvania.”

PolitiFact says: Biden served as Benjamin Franklin Presidential Professor of the Practice at the University of Pennsylvania, but it was closer to two years than four, and his duties were not full-time.

“After their massive tax giveaway to the superwealthy and giant corporations in 2017, congressional Republicans now want to raise taxes on middle class families”

Washington Post says: The idea was proposed by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), and no other congressional Republicans support it.

“What people don’t know is that 70 percent of the increase in inflation was the consequence of Putin’s price hike because of the impact on oil prices. Seventy percent.”

Washington Post says: Biden is referring to the impact of energy on monthly inflation

“So, pay very close attention, folks: If Republicans have their way, it means 100 million Americans with preexisting conditions can once again be denied health-care coverage by their insurance companies. That’s what the law was before Obamacare.”

Washington Post says: This is an inflated number

“If Republicans ever repealed the Affordable Care Act, that would mean "100 million Americans with preexisting conditions can once again be denied health care coverage by their insurance companies.”

FactCheck.org says: Those Americans could only be denied coverage on the individual market. Employer-based plans, the largest source of insurance in the U.S., couldn't deny an insurance plan to employees before the ACA.

“Putin has the gall to say he’s ‘de-Nazifying’ Ukraine. It’s a lie.”

FactCheck.org says: A statement signed by more than 300 historians who study genocide, Nazism and World War II said Putin’s rhetoric about de-Nazifying fascists among Ukraine’s elected leadership is “propaganda.”

“The U.S. oil and gas industry has "9,000 permits" on federal land that "they could be drilling right now" to increase production and lower prices.”

FactCheck.org says: There were 9,173 approved and available permits for federal land by the end of 2021, but that’s not unusual, nor is it a quick process to start production on them.

“Make no mistake: The current spike in gas prices is largely the fault of Vladimir Putin.”

PolitiFact says: The most recent spike in gas prices has stemmed largely from Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. However, gas prices were rising long before the Russian troop buildup around Ukraine became front-page news.

“I’ve been in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan over 40 times.”

PolitiFact says: Biden hasn’t traveled to either country as president or in the last few years, according to his public schedule and news archives. In 2019, his presidential campaign said he had visited the countries a combined 21 times.

“Our economy created over 6.5 million new jobs just last year, more jobs in one year than ever before in the history of the United States of America.”

PolitiFact says: Biden accurately cited the raw number of jobs created and the fact that it was bigger than any previous year for which data is available. However, looking at the percentage increase, it's not.

“The $2 trillion tax cut passed in the previous administration … benefitted the top 1% of Americans.”

PolitiFact says: Biden has a point, but his claim omits tax benefits for other income groups.

“We used to invest almost 2% of our GDP in research and development. We don’t now.”

FactCheck.org says: Biden was likely referring to federal research funding, which has fallen below 2%. But total R&D funding, which includes private companies and nonprofits, is about 3% in the U.S.

“Estamos asegurando compromisos y apoyando a socios en América del Sur y Centroamérica para que acojan a más refugiados y aseguren sus propias fronteras".”

“[U]niversal pre-K for every 3- and 4-year-old child in America" will "increase academic achievement in all children.”

FactCheck.org says: There isn’t much research on universal programs. The research that does exist, in many cases, is more nuanced and less optimistic than Biden suggests.

“You couldn't buy a cannon" when the Second Amendment was passed.”

FactCheck.org says: No federal or state laws barred possession of cannons at the time, experts have said. Individuals actually could get special waivers to use privately owned ships carrying cannons during wartime.

“Thanks to the American Rescue Plan’s changes to the Affordable Care Act, “four out of five consumers (are) finding quality coverage for under $10 a month.”

PolitiFact says: Biden conflated two statistics. About one-third, not four out of five, customers are “finding” such coverage.

“Estábamos gastando $1,000 millones [1 billion en inglés] en Afganistán por semana durante 20 años”.”

“Thanks to the bipartisan infrastructure bill,” workers will be “removing lead pipes” so that “every American can turn on a faucet and drink clean water.”

FactCheck.org says: The new law provides $15 billion for lead pipe removal, but that's not nearly enough funding to remove all lead pipes in the country.