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Joe Biden
No, inflation wasn’t 9% when Biden took office
Student Loans
No, taxes are not going up to pay for student loan forgiveness
President Biden’s student debt relief plan does not raise taxes to pay for it, which is something only Congress can do. Here's how it could impact taxpayers.
Technology
TikTok ban bill signed into law: What we can VERIFY
President Joe Biden signed a $95 billion foreign aid package into law that includes a provision that would force TikTok to be sold or banned in the United States.
Joe Biden
No evidence to support Biden’s suggestion that his uncle was eaten by cannibals
Multiple readers asked us to VERIFY President Biden’s comments implying his uncle was eaten by cannibals in New Guinea after a plane crash. Here’s what we found.
Joe Biden
No evidence to support Biden’s suggestion that his uncle was eaten by cannibals
President Joe Biden recently suggested that his uncle, Ambrose J. Finnegan Jr., was eaten by cannibals in New Guinea. That claim isn’t backed by evidence.
Joe Biden
Biden is not reinstating the draft to combat Russia, Iran
The day after Iran launched drone strikes against Israel, a video of President Joe Biden appears to show him reinstating the draft. The video is a deepfake.
Joe Biden
No, President Biden is not giving a Chinese company $6.6 billion to open a microchip plant in Arizona
The Biden administration is funding a Taiwanese company to open a microchip plant, its third in Arizona.
Technology
Biden isn't giving Chinese co. $6.6B to open Arizona chip plant
The Biden administration is funding a Taiwanese company to open a microchip plant, its third in Arizona.
Business
Viral post listing store closures in blue states is misleading
A viral post claims 25 national chains closed stores due to the economy. We VERIFY what’s accurate, what’s outdated and what’s false.
Joe Biden
No, Biden did not ban religious symbols from a White House Easter egg design contest
The rules banning religious imagery on White House Easter egg designs have been in place for more than 40 years, contrary to claims online.
Holiday
Biden didn’t turn Easter into Transgender Day of Visibility
Transgender Day of Visibility has been celebrated annually on March 31 since 2009. Easter’s date changes every year; this year it was also on March 31.
Joe Biden
No, Biden did not declare Easter Sunday is now Transgender Day of Visibility
March 31 has been recognized as International Transgender Day of Visibility since 2009. The fact that Easter occurred on the same day this year was coincidental.
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