Latest Fact-checks on Joe Biden Joe Biden stated on August 6, 2020 in an interview with members of NAHJ and NABJ: Asked about asylum seekers in camps in Mexico, “This is the first time ever you've had to seek asylum in a third country.” Joe Biden stated on August 6, 2020 in an interview with journalism associations: “If the vaccine came out tomorrow, how in the heck would we get it to people? There is no game plan.” Joe Biden stated on July 22, 2020 in a SEIU roundtable discussion: “McDonald’s (makes) you all sign noncompete contracts that you cannot go across town to try to get a job at Burger King.” Joe Biden stated on July 21, 2020 in a campaign speech: On home health workers’ low pay and limited benefits, “40% are still on SNAP or Medicaid.” Joe Biden stated on July 22, 2020 in a town hall: No U.S. presidents elected before Donald Trump were racist. Joe Biden stated on July 22, 2020 in a campaign video: There’s already 10,000 businesses that are not likely to open again, and a significant number of small businesses and minority businesses.” Joe Biden stated on July 20, 2020 in an interview with Joy Reid on MSNBC: “I, all the way back in January, warned (President Trump that) this pandemic was coming. I talked about what we needed to do.” Joe Biden stated on July 9, 2020 in a speech: On COVID-19, Donald Trump said that “maybe if you drank bleach you may be okay.” Joe Biden stated on July 9, 2020 in a speech in Dunmore, Pa.: "Three hundred sixty thousand Pennsylvanians fought on the side of the Union to defeat the flag, that Confederate flag, including more Black soldiers coming from Pennsylvania than any other state in the nation." Joe Biden stated on June 30, 2020 in a speech: “The CDC tried to develop clear guidelines about what the stages of re-opening should look like — the administration delayed and scaled them back." Joe Biden stated on June 24, 2020 in an ad: “Trump lost a trade war that he started.” Joe Biden stated on May 21, 2020 in a video: "You weren't allowed to own a cannon during the Revolutionary War as an individual." Joe Biden stated on June 10, 2020 in a USA Today op-ed: “Today, the gap between African American and white homeownership is larger than it was in the late 1960s.” Joe Biden stated on May 21, 2020 in a statement: Says President Donald Trump “took more than a month to allocate Congress’ emergency funding to tribes — and only did so after tribes sued.” Joe Biden stated on May 22, 2020 in an interview on The Breakfast Club radio show: “The NAACP has endorsed me every time I've run.” Joe Biden stated on May 20, 2020 in a virtual town hall: “40% of the initial small business funds didn’t go to small businesses at all.” Joe Biden stated on May 14, 2020 in an interview on MSNBC: The U.S. had 44 CDC staffers “in China to observe what was going on. (President Trump) brought home the vast majority of them, I think left only four in place.” Joe Biden stated on April 21, 2020 in a tweet: “The Trump Administration promised 27 million tests by the end of March. As of now, only 4 million have been completed.” Joe Biden stated on April 15, 2020 in comments at a virtual town hall meeting: “Until this week, they [OSHA] weren’t even enforcing these guidelines [for coronavirus]. Still today, OSHA is not specifying which rules employees must follow or how to keep their workers safe and healthy.” Joe Biden stated on April 5, 2020 in an ABC "This Week" interview: "45 nations had already moved” to enforce travel restrictions with China “before the president moved.” Joe Biden stated on March 27, 2020 in a virtual town hall on CNN: “There was no effort” to get American experts into China after it announced the coronavirus, and “we had one person in-country (and Trump) pulled him out of the country.” Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in a debate: Because the Federal Reserve recently cut interest rates to near 0%, “the Fed will be of little consequence now. They’ve already used what leverage they have.” Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in a Democratic primary debate: The World Health Organization offered the testing kits that they have available and to give it to us now. We refused them. We did not want to buy them.” Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in the Democratic debate in Washington D.C.: Says Bernie Sanders voted against the auto bailout Joe Biden stated on March 3, 2020 in a tweeted video: Video shows President Donald Trump saying COVID-19 is Democrats’ “new hoax.” Joe Biden stated on February 14, 2020 in an interview with Jorge Ramos: “You had the last two administrations deport twice as many people as we deported — twice as many.” Joe Biden stated on March 5, 2020 in an interview with NBC: Says Bernie Sanders “voted against the Brady Bill five times for background checks on people.” Joe Biden stated on March 5, 2020 in an interview with NBC: “You’ve raised a lot more money than I have, Bernie.” Joe Biden stated on February 11, 2020 in a campaign event in South Carolina: “I had the great honor of being arrested with our U.N. ambassador on the streets of Soweto trying to get to see (Nelson Mandela) on Robbens Island.” Joe Biden stated on February 23, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: Says Bernie Sanders “opposed Obamacare, didn't like the fact we didn't push a single-payer option.”
Joe Biden stated on August 6, 2020 in an interview with members of NAHJ and NABJ: Asked about asylum seekers in camps in Mexico, “This is the first time ever you've had to seek asylum in a third country.” Joe Biden stated on August 6, 2020 in an interview with journalism associations: “If the vaccine came out tomorrow, how in the heck would we get it to people? There is no game plan.” Joe Biden stated on July 22, 2020 in a SEIU roundtable discussion: “McDonald’s (makes) you all sign noncompete contracts that you cannot go across town to try to get a job at Burger King.” Joe Biden stated on July 21, 2020 in a campaign speech: On home health workers’ low pay and limited benefits, “40% are still on SNAP or Medicaid.” Joe Biden stated on July 22, 2020 in a town hall: No U.S. presidents elected before Donald Trump were racist. Joe Biden stated on July 22, 2020 in a campaign video: There’s already 10,000 businesses that are not likely to open again, and a significant number of small businesses and minority businesses.” Joe Biden stated on July 20, 2020 in an interview with Joy Reid on MSNBC: “I, all the way back in January, warned (President Trump that) this pandemic was coming. I talked about what we needed to do.” Joe Biden stated on July 9, 2020 in a speech: On COVID-19, Donald Trump said that “maybe if you drank bleach you may be okay.” Joe Biden stated on July 9, 2020 in a speech in Dunmore, Pa.: "Three hundred sixty thousand Pennsylvanians fought on the side of the Union to defeat the flag, that Confederate flag, including more Black soldiers coming from Pennsylvania than any other state in the nation." Joe Biden stated on June 30, 2020 in a speech: “The CDC tried to develop clear guidelines about what the stages of re-opening should look like — the administration delayed and scaled them back." Joe Biden stated on June 24, 2020 in an ad: “Trump lost a trade war that he started.” Joe Biden stated on May 21, 2020 in a video: "You weren't allowed to own a cannon during the Revolutionary War as an individual." Joe Biden stated on June 10, 2020 in a USA Today op-ed: “Today, the gap between African American and white homeownership is larger than it was in the late 1960s.” Joe Biden stated on May 21, 2020 in a statement: Says President Donald Trump “took more than a month to allocate Congress’ emergency funding to tribes — and only did so after tribes sued.” Joe Biden stated on May 22, 2020 in an interview on The Breakfast Club radio show: “The NAACP has endorsed me every time I've run.” Joe Biden stated on May 20, 2020 in a virtual town hall: “40% of the initial small business funds didn’t go to small businesses at all.” Joe Biden stated on May 14, 2020 in an interview on MSNBC: The U.S. had 44 CDC staffers “in China to observe what was going on. (President Trump) brought home the vast majority of them, I think left only four in place.” Joe Biden stated on April 21, 2020 in a tweet: “The Trump Administration promised 27 million tests by the end of March. As of now, only 4 million have been completed.” Joe Biden stated on April 15, 2020 in comments at a virtual town hall meeting: “Until this week, they [OSHA] weren’t even enforcing these guidelines [for coronavirus]. Still today, OSHA is not specifying which rules employees must follow or how to keep their workers safe and healthy.” Joe Biden stated on April 5, 2020 in an ABC "This Week" interview: "45 nations had already moved” to enforce travel restrictions with China “before the president moved.” Joe Biden stated on March 27, 2020 in a virtual town hall on CNN: “There was no effort” to get American experts into China after it announced the coronavirus, and “we had one person in-country (and Trump) pulled him out of the country.” Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in a debate: Because the Federal Reserve recently cut interest rates to near 0%, “the Fed will be of little consequence now. They’ve already used what leverage they have.” Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in a Democratic primary debate: The World Health Organization offered the testing kits that they have available and to give it to us now. We refused them. We did not want to buy them.” Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in the Democratic debate in Washington D.C.: Says Bernie Sanders voted against the auto bailout Joe Biden stated on March 3, 2020 in a tweeted video: Video shows President Donald Trump saying COVID-19 is Democrats’ “new hoax.” Joe Biden stated on February 14, 2020 in an interview with Jorge Ramos: “You had the last two administrations deport twice as many people as we deported — twice as many.” Joe Biden stated on March 5, 2020 in an interview with NBC: Says Bernie Sanders “voted against the Brady Bill five times for background checks on people.” Joe Biden stated on March 5, 2020 in an interview with NBC: “You’ve raised a lot more money than I have, Bernie.” Joe Biden stated on February 11, 2020 in a campaign event in South Carolina: “I had the great honor of being arrested with our U.N. ambassador on the streets of Soweto trying to get to see (Nelson Mandela) on Robbens Island.” Joe Biden stated on February 23, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: Says Bernie Sanders “opposed Obamacare, didn't like the fact we didn't push a single-payer option.”
Joe Biden stated on August 6, 2020 in an interview with members of NAHJ and NABJ: Asked about asylum seekers in camps in Mexico, “This is the first time ever you've had to seek asylum in a third country.”
Joe Biden stated on August 6, 2020 in an interview with journalism associations: “If the vaccine came out tomorrow, how in the heck would we get it to people? There is no game plan.”
Joe Biden stated on July 22, 2020 in a SEIU roundtable discussion: “McDonald’s (makes) you all sign noncompete contracts that you cannot go across town to try to get a job at Burger King.”
Joe Biden stated on July 21, 2020 in a campaign speech: On home health workers’ low pay and limited benefits, “40% are still on SNAP or Medicaid.”
Joe Biden stated on July 22, 2020 in a town hall: No U.S. presidents elected before Donald Trump were racist.
Joe Biden stated on July 22, 2020 in a campaign video: There’s already 10,000 businesses that are not likely to open again, and a significant number of small businesses and minority businesses.”
Joe Biden stated on July 20, 2020 in an interview with Joy Reid on MSNBC: “I, all the way back in January, warned (President Trump that) this pandemic was coming. I talked about what we needed to do.”
Joe Biden stated on July 9, 2020 in a speech: On COVID-19, Donald Trump said that “maybe if you drank bleach you may be okay.”
Joe Biden stated on July 9, 2020 in a speech in Dunmore, Pa.: "Three hundred sixty thousand Pennsylvanians fought on the side of the Union to defeat the flag, that Confederate flag, including more Black soldiers coming from Pennsylvania than any other state in the nation."
Joe Biden stated on June 30, 2020 in a speech: “The CDC tried to develop clear guidelines about what the stages of re-opening should look like — the administration delayed and scaled them back."
Joe Biden stated on May 21, 2020 in a video: "You weren't allowed to own a cannon during the Revolutionary War as an individual."
Joe Biden stated on June 10, 2020 in a USA Today op-ed: “Today, the gap between African American and white homeownership is larger than it was in the late 1960s.”
Joe Biden stated on May 21, 2020 in a statement: Says President Donald Trump “took more than a month to allocate Congress’ emergency funding to tribes — and only did so after tribes sued.”
Joe Biden stated on May 22, 2020 in an interview on The Breakfast Club radio show: “The NAACP has endorsed me every time I've run.”
Joe Biden stated on May 20, 2020 in a virtual town hall: “40% of the initial small business funds didn’t go to small businesses at all.”
Joe Biden stated on May 14, 2020 in an interview on MSNBC: The U.S. had 44 CDC staffers “in China to observe what was going on. (President Trump) brought home the vast majority of them, I think left only four in place.”
Joe Biden stated on April 21, 2020 in a tweet: “The Trump Administration promised 27 million tests by the end of March. As of now, only 4 million have been completed.”
Joe Biden stated on April 15, 2020 in comments at a virtual town hall meeting: “Until this week, they [OSHA] weren’t even enforcing these guidelines [for coronavirus]. Still today, OSHA is not specifying which rules employees must follow or how to keep their workers safe and healthy.”
Joe Biden stated on April 5, 2020 in an ABC "This Week" interview: "45 nations had already moved” to enforce travel restrictions with China “before the president moved.”
Joe Biden stated on March 27, 2020 in a virtual town hall on CNN: “There was no effort” to get American experts into China after it announced the coronavirus, and “we had one person in-country (and Trump) pulled him out of the country.”
Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in a debate: Because the Federal Reserve recently cut interest rates to near 0%, “the Fed will be of little consequence now. They’ve already used what leverage they have.”
Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in a Democratic primary debate: The World Health Organization offered the testing kits that they have available and to give it to us now. We refused them. We did not want to buy them.”
Joe Biden stated on March 15, 2020 in the Democratic debate in Washington D.C.: Says Bernie Sanders voted against the auto bailout
Joe Biden stated on March 3, 2020 in a tweeted video: Video shows President Donald Trump saying COVID-19 is Democrats’ “new hoax.”
Joe Biden stated on February 14, 2020 in an interview with Jorge Ramos: “You had the last two administrations deport twice as many people as we deported — twice as many.”
Joe Biden stated on March 5, 2020 in an interview with NBC: Says Bernie Sanders “voted against the Brady Bill five times for background checks on people.”
Joe Biden stated on March 5, 2020 in an interview with NBC: “You’ve raised a lot more money than I have, Bernie.”
Joe Biden stated on February 11, 2020 in a campaign event in South Carolina: “I had the great honor of being arrested with our U.N. ambassador on the streets of Soweto trying to get to see (Nelson Mandela) on Robbens Island.”
Joe Biden stated on February 23, 2020 in an MSNBC interview: Says Bernie Sanders “opposed Obamacare, didn't like the fact we didn't push a single-payer option.”