In a speech on inflation and the economy, President Joe Biden made some misleading claims and used political spin to criticize Republicans and promote his policies.
Biden’s Economic Spin
Issues: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
FactChecking Biden’s First Press Conference
In his first press conference since being inaugurated 64 days ago, President Joe Biden got some facts wrong.
Warnock’s False Ad on Taxes
A TV ad from Democrat Raphael Warnock falsely says Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler “supports raising taxes on Georgia’s middle class.”
FactChecking the Vice Presidential Debate
The candidates disagreed on the facts regarding the coronavirus, jobs, taxes and more.
Republican Convention Opening Night
On Day 1, Republicans made numerous false and misleading claims on tax cuts, the economy, immigration and COVID-19, among other topics.
Final Night of the Democratic Convention
We provide context to some of Joe Biden’s claims in his speech accepting the party’s presidential nomination.
Republican Group Selectively Edits Biden Tax Remark
A Republican group’s TV ad uses an out-of-context video clip of Joe Biden saying if he is elected president, “your taxes are going to be raised, not cut.”
Biden on Economic Growth and Trump’s Tax Cuts
Former Vice President Joe Biden wrongly says “most of the conservative think tanks,” including the Heritage Foundation, agree that the tax cuts championed by President Donald Trump “generated virtually no growth at all.”
FactChecking the Second Democratic Debate
The first of the back-to-back Democratic debates in July included spin from the candidates on gun violence, Republican tax cuts, climate change, manufacturing jobs and more.
FactChecking Round Two of the Democratic Debate
The second of a two-part debate offered a new crop of spin.