We provide context to some of Joe Biden’s claims in his speech accepting the party’s presidential nomination.
Final Night of the Democratic Convention
Person: Donald Trump
Democratic Convention Night 3
There was news: Sen. Kamala Harris accepted the Democratic vice presidential nomination. But there was little to fact-check.
Democratic Convention Night 2
We found few factual distortions on the night Joe Biden officially became the party’s presidential nominee.
Tweet, Shared by Trump, Misrepresents Photo as ‘Mail-in Voting’ Protest
A photo taken at a Black Lives Matter protest in June is now being shared on social media, including by President Donald Trump, with the false claim that it shows a recent rally in Seattle to “demand mail-in voting.”
Viral Chart Distorts Human Trafficking Statistics
A popular bar graph on social media claims to show that the number of human trafficking arrests skyrocketed under President Donald Trump, compared to those under former President Barack Obama. But the chart misleads by using cherry-picked and, in some cases, faulty numbers.
Trump Campaign Exaggerates Potential for Mail-In Voting Fraud After Election
The Trump campaign claims there’s a potential for “massive fraud” in Nevada because the Postal Service doesn’t postmark the state’s prepaid return ballot envelopes. That’s false. USPS policy is to postmark all ballots.
Trump Proves Biden Right on USPS Funding, Mail-In Ballots
In late June, Joe Biden claimed President Donald Trump “wants to cut off money for the post office so they cannot deliver mail-in ballots.” At the time, we wrote that Biden had no evidence of Trump’s ulterior motive — but now he does.
Trump’s Missteps on COVID-19 Mortality
President Donald Trump exaggerated Americans’ comparative success battling the coronavirus, falsely saying in a press briefing that the U.S. per capita death rate is lower than “most” of Western Europe. He also claimed a 9% decrease in COVID-19 fatalities over the past week, but the data do not show such a decline.
FactChecking Trump’s Weekend Press Briefings
President Donald Trump made several false, misleading and exaggerated claims in press briefings he held Aug. 7 and 8 at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
Video Using Trump’s State of the Union Address Wasn’t ‘Banned’
A viral video on Facebook claims to show a “campaign ad” for President Donald Trump that was “banned” by Facebook. There’s no evidence the video — showcasing audio from Trump’s 2020 State of the Union address — was “banned,” or that it’s an ad from the Trump campaign.