CLAIM: Photo shows Democratic protesters storming the U.S. Capitol during the confirmation of then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh in 2018. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The photo was taken.
CLAIM: President Joe Biden first met first lady Jill Biden when she was a teenager who babysat his kids. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The couple met in 1975, when Jill Biden (then Jill Jacobs).
Post peddles bogus claims of an illegitimate Biden presidency
By ALI SWENSONJanuary 25, 2021 GMT
Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Jan. 20. He wielded the power of the office immediately, signing a series of executive orders on his first day. In other words, it’s irrefutable fact that Biden has officially succeeded Donald Trump as America’s chief executive. Even so, a social media post circulating widely this week claims that strange circumstances surrounding Biden’s inauguration raise questions about whether he is really president of the United States. The post, which has amassed more than 5 million views on Facebook in recent days, is framed as a list of questions “to ask someone who thinks Biden is the President.” The questions that follow include inaccuracies and misrepresentations of what happened on Inauguration Day, fueling the false theory that Biden is not the real president.
CLAIM: Donald Trump invited National Guard members to stay at Trump Hotel in Washington so they don’t have to sleep in a cold parking garage. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. A spokesperson with the.