Joe Biden

“Says he was the first person to call for invoking the Defense Production Act.”

PolitiFact says: Biden was far from the first official to call for use of the Defense Production Act to boost manufacturing of urgently needed medical supplies.

“When I was vice president, violent crime fell 15% in this country. ... The murder rate now is up 26% across the nation this year under Donald Trump.”

PolitiFact says: His claim is partly accurate and needs context.

“More cops have died from COVID this year than have been killed on patrol.”

PolitiFact says: The data from two separate groups show COVID-19 deaths outnumber all other deaths.

“President Donald Trump's effort in court to nullify the Affordable Care Act would "take 100 million people with preexisting conditions and move them in a direction where they can't get coverage.”

FactCheck.org says: The figure is an estimate for the number of Americans, outside of Medicare and Medicaid, with preexisting conditions. To be at risk of being denied insurance, they would have to seek coverage on the individual market.

“When I was vice president, violent crime fell 15 percent in this country. We did it without chaos and disorder. And yes, we did it with Democratic mayors. And most of the major cities in this country, the murder right now is up 26 percent across the nation this year under Donald Trump.”

Washington Post says: Biden was clear in his presentation and he cited accurate numbers. But it’s still a matter of apples and oranges — both in terms of comparing inconsistent timelines and also murders versus violent crime.

“Nobody making under 400,000 bucks would have their taxes raised, period, bingo.”

Washington Post says: Overall, Biden’s $400,000 pledge holds up well, especially when considering the impact on individual taxpayers.

“Says Donald Trump “proposes cutting a half a billion dollars of local police support.”

PolitiFact says: The Trump administration budget proposal would reduce state and local law enforcement spending by about $515 million.

“Five million Americans infected by COVID-19. More than 170,000 Americans have died. By far the worst performance of any nation on Earth.”

FactCheck.org says: While that’s true based on the raw totals of COVID-19 cases and deaths, the U.S. is not the worst when adjusted for population or on other metrics.

“Hablando de protestas violentas en Charlottesville, Virginia, en 2017, "¿Recuerdan el choque violento que se produjo entre los que propagan el odio y los que tienen el coraje de oponerse a él? ¿Y recuerdan lo que dijo el presidente cuando se le preguntó? Él dijo que había “gente muy buena en ambos lados”

“He’s proposing to eliminate a tax that pays for almost half of Social Security without any way of making up for that lost revenue, resulting in cuts.”

Washington Post says: Biden is relying on confusing comments made by President Trump after he signed an executive order that called for a payroll tax holiday after negotiations broke down with Congress on a coronavirus relief package.

“Our economy is in tatters, with Black, Latino, Asian American, and Native American communities bearing the brunt of it.”

PolitiFact says: Unemployment rates for whites are significantly lower during the pandemic than for the other groups Biden mentioned.

“Asked about asylum seekers in camps in Mexico, “This is the first time ever you've had to seek asylum in a third country.”

PolitiFact says: Under the "Remain in Mexico" policy, Central Americans who request asylum in the United States are sent to Mexico to wait for a resolution of their U.S. case.

“If the vaccine came out tomorrow, how in the heck would we get it to people? There is no game plan.”

PolitiFact says: The CDC and the National Academies of Sciences are working on recommendations for vaccine distribution. Four states and a city are involved in a pilot to create a model of recommendations.

“McDonald’s (makes) you all sign noncompete contracts that you cannot go across town to try to get a job at Burger King.”

PolitiFact says: McDonald's workers don't sign noncompete agreements. Until three years ago, McDonald's barred local franchises from hiring away staff, but ended the practice.

“On home health workers’ low pay and limited benefits, “40% are still on SNAP or Medicaid.”

PolitiFact says: 42% of direct care workers, a category composed of personal care aides, home health aides and nursing assistants, received some form of public assistance.

“No U.S. presidents elected before Donald Trump were racist.”

PolitiFact says: Historians agree that various presidents can be considered racist. That includes those who enslaved Black people, those who used racist rhetoric and those who held beliefs that white people were superior to other races.

“McDonald’s ... made you all sign noncompete contracts that you cannot go across town to try to get a job at Burger King.”

FactCheck.org says: McDonald’s says that is not the case. And McDonald’s discontinued a related practice, barring workers from moving from one store inside the company to another, in 2017.

“There’s already 10,000 businesses that are not likely to open again, and a significant number of small businesses and minority businesses.”

“I, all the way back in January, warned (President Trump that) this pandemic was coming. I talked about what we needed to do.”

PolitiFact says: Biden expressed concern about the coronavirus weeks before Trump did, and he recommended the Obama approach on Ebola, including international cooperation and the use of sound science, in January.

“I’ve been against Keystone from the beginning.”