While former President Donald Trump spent much of his week in court, President Joe Biden visited the swing state of Pennsylvania for three days and gave speeches in Scranton, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. We flagged some false and misleading claims, including several common talking points.
Issues: medicare
Familiar Claims in a Familiar Presidential Race
Trump’s Comments About ‘Cutting’ Entitlements in Context
Biden Spins the Facts in Campaign Speech
Q&A on the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Dueling Ads: Trump and DeSantis on Social Security and Medicare
The Facts on Sen. Scott’s Claim That Biden Is a ‘Tax Cheat’
FactChecking the State of the Union
The Whoppers of 2022
Major Themes of the Midterms
Voters are about to get a respite from the political attack-ad onslaught: Election Day is tomorrow. That means no more messages from Democrats attacking Republicans over abortion rights or the future of Medicare; no more Republicans blaming Democrats for inflation or crime. At least for a little while.