As Biden enters the final months of his presidency, we look at various statistical measures of what’s happened during his term.
Biden’s Numbers, July 2024 Update
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Online Rumors Baselessly Claim Biden Experienced Medical Emergency After COVID-19 Diagnosis
President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on July 17. His symptoms remained mild and have since resolved, according to his treating physician. But fueled by days without a public sighting and Biden’s decision to drop out of the presidential race, social media posts have baselessly claimed that Biden was gravely ill or had a medical emergency.
FactChecking Vice President Kamala Harris
In about 48 hours, Vice President Kamala Harris went from No. 2 on the Democratic presidential ticket to the presumptive presidential nominee, after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed her. Here, we fact-check some of Harris’ recent speeches — before and after Biden dropped out.
Experts: Delegates Free to Pick Democratic Nominee
Election law experts say House Speaker Mike Johnson is wrong when he says it is “unlawful” for Democrats to “simply just switch out a candidate who has been chosen through the … democratic process.”
Misinformation Swirls After Attempted Assassination
Conspiracy theories and misinformation on social media began clouding coverage of the July 13 attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump almost immediately after it happened. We addressed several of those claims.
Final Night of the GOP Convention
We fact-checked former President Donald Trump’s speech accepting his party’s nomination.
Trump Repeats Falsehoods About Childhood Vaccines in Leaked Phone Call With RFK Jr.
In a leaked phone call with independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., former President Donald Trump incorrectly suggested that childhood vaccine doses are too large and can provoke sudden, radical changes in babies. There’s no evidence that the current vaccination schedule is harmful to kids.
Night 3 of the Republican National Convention
Former President Donald Trump’s newly selected running mate, JD Vance, accepted the Republican Party’s vice presidential nomination on the convention’s third night, which featured claims about the economy, immigration and foreign policy.
FactChecking Biden’s NBC News Interview
In an interview two days after an attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden drew contrasts between himself, his Republican challenger, and Trump’s newly selected vice presidential running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio. We found that Biden made some claims that were misleading, exaggerated or out of context.
Republican National Convention, Opening Night
We fact-checked the first night’s speeches, which mainly focused on economic issues.