Joe Biden

“Violent crime is near a record 50-year low.”

PolitiFact says: The FBI’s violent crime rate for 2022, the last year officially available, was 370 violent crimes per 100,000 population. Since 1972, only two years have had a lower violent crime rate: 2014 and 2019.

“Buy America' has been the law of the land since the ‘30s, but it’s been ignored by most administrations. Past administrations, including my predecessor, have failed to buy American.”

FactCheck.org says: Biden has expanded and emphasized such requirements, but we found no indication other presidents didn't abide by the laws on the books during their tenures.

“Former President Donald Trump said “states should monitor women’s pregnancies and prosecute those who violate abortion bans.”

FactCheck.org says: In an interview with Time, Trump was asked if states should monitor women’s pregnancies and prosecute women who get an abortion in violation of state law. Trump said “they might,” but that’s for each state to decide.

“Inflation “was 9% when I came to office.”

PolitiFact says: Inflation hit 9% during President Joe Biden’s tenure, the highest in about four decades. But it reached that level about a year and a half into his presidency.

“Inflation “was at 9 percent when I came in and it’s now down around 3 percent.”

Washington Post says: Inflation was 1.4 percent when he became president

“China's in a situation where they have more retired than working.”

PolitiFact says: It's getting there, but not yet. The number of Chinese workers is projected to fall and match the number of retirees in about a quarter century, depending what age brackets are used.

“It [inflation] was 9% when I came to office, 9%.”

FactCheck.org says: The U.S. annual rate of inflation was 1.4% when Biden took office in January 2021. Inflation rose quickly in Biden’s first year, but it didn’t hit 9% until 17 months into his presidency.

“Twenty-eight out of every 100 students in school speak Spanish — 28.”

FactCheck.org says: Biden conflates this statistic with the percentage of Hispanic students in the U.S. But not all Hispanic students speak Spanish.

“Reducir aún más el déficit, de lo que he podido reducirlo”.”

“The idea that you bounce a check and you get a $30 fee for bouncing the check, well, I changed that. You can't charge more than 8 bucks for that. Or your credit card, your late payment, $35.”

PolitiFact says: Biden has proposed these changes. The credit card rule has been enacted, but the check rule is still undergoing review.

“I, like an awful lot of people in this audience was the first in my family to go to college.”

Washington Post says: He was not the first to go to college

“Former President Donald Trump told Time magazine that “states should monitor women’s pregnancies and prosecute those who violate abortion bans.”

PolitiFact says: Trump's remarks allowed for the possibility of women being punished for abortion but he avoided sharing his opinion, redirecting the writer to "ask the states" and that it was "irrelevant" if he was comfortable with it.

“Said his mother recalled that as a teenager, he "got arrested standing on the porch with a Black family" when protesters opposed desegregation of a nearby Delaware neighborhood. "And I said, 'Yeah, Mom, I remember that.”

FactCheck.org says: There is no evidence Biden was ever arrested, though news stories at the time do corroborate that there were incidents near Biden’s home in Delaware in which white neighbors protested a Black family moving in.

“Says he “got arrested” while protesting in favor of desegregation.”

PolitiFact says: Since 2018, Joe Biden has repeatedly told a story about being arrested during a desegregation protest in Delaware during the Civil Rights era. We found no evidence to back it up.

“Donald Trump crefused to visit a cemetery outsuide Paris in 2018 because dead soldiers were a bunch of "suckers" and "losers.”

Washington Post says: Some sources say the trip was canceled because of weather

“Speaking of Donald Trump and the COVID-19 pandemic, “Remember when he told us, ‘Don’t worry; this will all be over by Easter’? Remember when he told us, literally, inject bleach?”

FactCheck.org says: Trump said he hoped that by Easter the country could reopen businesses and other services that had been temporarily shut down. He did not “literally” tell the public to “inject bleach” as a treatment for COVID-19.

“Joe Biden's uncle "got shot down in New Guinea, and they never found the body because there used to be — there were a lot of cannibals, for real, in that part of New Guinea.”

PolitiFact says: The plane crashed over the ocean, making it unlikely anyone would have stumbled upon the bodies. And while cannibalism has been practiced in New Guinea, it was usually practiced on family or enemies, not strangers.

“Starting in 2025 "no matter what your total bills are for prescription drugs,” Medicare Part D users will never pay “more than $2,000 a year, because some of these cancer drugs are 10(,000 to) 15,000 bucks a year.”

PolitiFact says: President Joe Biden signed a law in 2022 that will cap prescription drugs at $2,000 a year by 2025 for people who have the prescription drug benefit, Medicare Part D.

“Speaking of semiconductor industry jobs, "Know what the average salary is? $110,000. You don't need a college degree.”

PolitiFact says: To earn a salary of $110,000 or higher, employees in the semiconductor industry need undergraduate or graduate-level degrees, according to the groups.

“Support for Roe is higher today in America than it has ever been.”

PolitiFact says: Gallup’s long-term public opinion tracking shows a clear spike in support of Roe after it was overturned. But other data is sparse, making it hard to know if the current level is the all-time record high.