Joe Biden

“¿Se dan cuenta de que 26 de cada 100 estudiantes de preescolar a 12º grado hablan español?”

PolitiFact says: El presidente Joe Biden dijo que 26 de cada 100 estudiantes de preescolar a 12º grado hablan español. El 26% de estudiantes de K-12 son hispanos, pero eso no significa que hablen español.

“Twenty-six out of every 100 students” in K-12 speak Spanish.”

PolitiFact says: Census data shows that 26% of K-12 students are Hispanic, but that doesn't mean they all speak Spanish. 15% students speak Spanish at home. Biden’s statement is partially accurate but omits important details.

“In the U.S., “a person can be married in the morning and thrown out of a restaurant for being gay in the afternoon.”

PolitiFact says: There is no federal law that prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in public accommodations. 28 states have some protections at the state level.

“Said he was “able to convince India, Australia, Japan, and the United States to form an organization called the Quad to maintain stability in the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea.”

PolitiFact says: President Joe Biden has helped revitalize the four-nation group, and he’s involved the member nations’ leaders more directly in its work. However, Biden didn’t "form" the group.

“The Republican plan would cut federal law enforcement officers — 30,000 — including 11,000 FBI agents, 2,000 border agents, DEA agents, and so on.”

PolitiFact says: What Biden presents as certain is really more of a guess. The White House made assumptions for broad cuts prescribed in the House-passed Republican bill; the measure does not say it would cut those numbers.

“Over the last decade, the single largest contribution to the debt, aside from the pandemic, were the Trump tax cuts — skewed to the wealthy and large corporations — for $2 trillion.”

Washington Post says: The Trump tax cut has not yet reduced revenues by $2 trillion, and Biden is ignoring a Obama tax cut

“In my first two years in office I’ve lowered the deficit by a record $1.7 trillion.”

Washington Post says: Biden's policies made the anticipated deficit rdection smaller than expected.

“If global warming goes above 1.5 C “we’re done; there’s no way to turn it around, according to the scientists that tell us.”

FactCheck.org says: Effective climate action can limit and reduce losses and damages, scientists agree. Warming also "could gradually be reduced again by achieving and sustaining net negative global CO2 emissions," the IPCC says.

“We've created more than 12 million new jobs, more jobs in two years than any president created in a four-year term.”

FactCheck.org says: Other presidents have seen a greater percentage increase.

“Las armas de fuego son la principal causa de muerte de niños en Estados Unidos”.”

“Fewer people get hurt playing rugby” than American football.”

PolitiFact says: Much of the relevant academic research suggests that rugby results in higher rates of overall injuries and concussions than American football does — often two to three times higher.

“In the U.S., “you’re not allowed to own a machine gun.”

PolitiFact says: You can own a machine gun in some states, but there are a lot of restrictions and they are expensive.

“Joe Biden's story that he saw two men kiss and his father said “Joey, it’s simple. They love each other.”

Washington Post says: Biden has told various versions of this story in recent years but elements do not add up

“More cops are killed responding to domestic violence calls than anything else.”

PolitiFact says: Domestic violence calls can be deadly for police, but FBI data does not show that more police officers are killed responding to those calls than any other calls.

“On drilling on federal lands.”

PolitiFact says: As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden promised at least twice: "No more drilling on federal lands." As president, he approved a major new drilling project on leased federal land in Alaska.

“In my first two years in office, I brought down the deficit a record $1.7 trillion, more than any president has in American history.”

PolitiFact says: The number is accurate, but it came after the deficit had risen because of a temporary phase of unusual federal spending during the coronavirus pandemic.

“If you add up" Republican budget proposals, they "would add more than $3 trillion to the debt over 10 years.”

FactCheck.org says: Biden fails to mention Republican spending cuts.

“The “average tax” for billionaires is “about 3%,” which is “a lower tax than a schoolteacher or a firefighter.”

PolitiFact says: This refers to calculations made under a theoretical proposal. Under today’s laws, the 25 highest-earning billionaires paid an average tax rate of 16%.

“But no billionaire should be paying a lower tax rate than a schoolteacher or a firefighter.”

FactCheck.org says: Biden's comparison relies on including wealthy families' gains on unsold stock as income.

“Covid left its scars, like the spike in violent crime in 2020 — the first year of the pandemic.”

Washington Post says: Biden suggested covid led to a spike in violence but there are other factors