Throughout Joe Biden’s career, he has told many falsehoods. Below are hundreds of documented examples. Unlike other fact-checking sites, I do not use repeated examples– every example is different. This is despite the fact that many of the falsehoods he has told numerous times. I used a very strict criteria when determining each falsehood. I used a combination of left-wing and right-wing sources to determine the validity of each claim. I will be continuously updating this list. Click the (R) on each example for more information.

TOTAL FALSEHOODS LISTED: 210

1. Joe Biden falsely claimed he was arrested on his way to see Nelson Mandela. (R)

2. Biden made false claims about his involvement in the Civil Rights movement. (R)

3. Biden falsely claimed that he went to law school on a full academic scholarship. (R)

4. Biden falsely claimed he was a professor. (R)

5. Biden falsely claimed that his family worked as coal miners. (R)

6. Biden falsely claimed that the new Georgia voting law prevented working people from voting. (R)

7. Biden falsely claimed that “if we kept (the minimum wage) indexed to inflation, people would be making $20 an hour right now.” (R)

8. Biden falsely claimed that he could “send every qualified person to a four-year college in their state for $150 billion.” (R)

9. Biden falsely claimed that the boilermakers union endorsed him. (R)

10. Biden falsely claimed that Trump “eliminated the funding for community policing.” (R)

11. Joe Biden falsely claimed that he was arrested protesting for civil rights. (R)

12. Biden falsely claimed that “you weren’t allowed to own a cannon during the Revolutionary War as an individual.” (R)

13. Biden falsely claimed that “no U.S. presidents elected before Donald Trump were racist.” (R)

14. Biden falsely claimed that he has been in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan over 40 times. (R)

15. Biden falsely claimed that the speed of a bullet fired out of an AR-15 is five times faster than any other gun. (R)

16. Biden falsely claimed that the Second Amendment, from the beginning, supported gun control regulations. (R)

17. Biden falsely claimed that AR-15s are weapons of war. (R)

18. Biden falsely claimed Donald Trump said COVID-19 was a hoax. (R)

19. Biden falsely claimed that gun manufacturers are immune from lawsuits. (R)

20. Biden falsely claimed that he had been to Afghanistan and Iraq twice as President. (R)

21. Biden falsely claimed that a 9mm bullet will “blow the lung out of the body.” (R)

22. Joe Biden falsely claimed that a gun show loophole allows someone to buy any gun they want without a background check. (R)

23. Biden falsely claimed that he came out against the Iraq war at the beginning. (R)

24. Biden falsely claimed that $400,000 was more money than he’s ever made in a year. (R)

25. Biden falsely claimed that “a Black man invented the light bulb, not a white guy named Edison.” (R)

26. Biden falsely claimed that Trump told people to drink bleach. (R)

27. Biden falsely claimed that there’s no evidence that raising minimum wage negatively affects businesses. (R)

28. Biden falsely claimed that Trump called neo-Nazis in Charlottesville “very fine people.” (R)

29. Biden falsely claimed that there’s a gender wage gap in this country. (R)

30. Biden falsely claimed that Republican cities were the cities seeing a significant rise in crime. (R)

31. Biden falsely claimed that as vice president, he awarded his uncle with the purple heart. (R)

32. Biden falsely claimed that Trump supporters killed police officer, Brian Sicknick, on January 6th. (R)

33. Biden falsely claimed thay 150 million Americans have been murdered by guns since 2007. (R)

34. Biden falsely claimed that he graduated top of his class. (R)

35. Biden falsely claimed that Border Patrol agents, on horseback, were whipping Haitian migrants. (R)

36. Biden falsely said, in reference to the coronavirus pandemic, that “this is a pandemic of the unvaccinated.” (R)

37. Biden falsely claimed that Trump said that immigrants would “carve you up with a knife.” (R)

38. Biden falsely claimed that individuals vaccinated for COVID-19 “do not spread the disease to anyone else.” (R)

39. Biden falsely claimed that he graduated college with three degrees. (R)

40. Biden falsely claimed that the story about his son’s laptop was “a bunch of garbage.” (R)

41. Biden falsely claimed that there were no race riots under the Obama administration. (R)

42. Biden falsely claimed that inflation was worse everywhere else but the United States. (R)

43. Biden falsely claimed that the United States has the fastest-growing economy in the world. (R)

44. Biden falsely claimed that he had the strongest manufacturing job growth in history. (R)

45. Biden falsely claimed that Delaware has more chickens than any other state. (R)

46. Biden falsely claimed that he was responsible for the strongest job creation in history. (R)

47. Biden falsely claimed that wages are up. (R)

48. Biden falsely claimed that he got student loan forgiveness passed through Congress. (R)

49: Biden falsely claimed that a majority of gun owners want an assault weapon ban. (R)

50. Biden told a false story about an Amtrak conductor. (R)

51. Biden falsely claimed that Trump held the Bible upside down as he walked across Lafayette Square. (R)

52. Biden falsely claimed that there was “a very identifiable Somali community” located in Delaware. (R)

53. Biden falsely claimed that when someone sneezes, “it goes all the way through the aircraft.” (R)

54. Biden falsely claimed that Obamacare saved $716 billion, and those savings were reapplied to Medicare. (R)

55. Biden falsely claimed that “for the first time in 10 years, seniors are getting an increase in their Social Security checks.” (R)

56. Biden falsely claimed that gas prices were $5 per gallon when he took office. (R)

57. Biden falsely claimed that cops, teachers, firefighters, and union workers have a higher federal income tax rate than billionaires. (R)

58. Biden falsely claimed that he was against the war in Afghanistan from the very beginning. (R)

59. Biden falsely claimed that he used to drive an 18-wheeler truck. (R)

60. Biden falsely claimed that “the number of small businesses is up 30% compared to before the pandemic.” (R)

61. Biden falsely claimed that “no governor in Virginia has ever won when…he or she is the same party as the sitting president.” (R)

62. Biden falsely claimed that the price of an automobile was “back to what it was before the pandemic.” (R)

63. Biden falsely claimed that Al-Qaida was “gone” from Afghanistan. (R)

64. Biden falsely claimed that “18,000 people got clemency” during the Obama administration. (R)

65. Biden, in reference to illegal immigrants, falsely claimed that his administration was “sending back the vast majority of the families that are coming.” (R)

66. Biden falsely claimed that no military advisors had told him that he should have some troops remain in Afghanistan after the withdrawal deadline. (R)

67. Biden falsely claimed that it was unconstitutional for Senate Republicans to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court during an election year. (R)

68. Biden falsely claimed that his administration “cut the federal debt in half.” (R)

69. Biden falsely claimed that Republicans passed a $2 trillion tax cut that “affected only the top 1% of the American public.” (R)

70. Biden falsely claimed that “investments in the CHIPS and Science Law will create more than 1 million construction jobs alone over the next 6 years building semiconductor factories in America.” (R)

71. Biden falsely claimed that no serious economist was concerned about unchecked inflation. (R)

72. Joe Biden falsely claimed that mass shooters are getting their guns illegally. (R)(R)

73. Biden falsely claimed that he was invited to Israel as a “liaison” to Egypt during the Six Day War. (R)(R)

74. Biden falsely claimed that for those 65 and older, there was no difference in the rates of vaccinations between races. (R)

75. Biden falsely claimed that he was the first person to call for invoking the Defense Production Act. (R)

76. Biden falsely claimed that “more people are working today than just before the pandemic started.” (R)

77. Biden falsely claimed that the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently said “wearing masks would save 100,000.” (R)

78. Biden falsely claimed that Trump would no longer be providing masks for schools. (R)

79. Biden falsely claimed that Fauci didn’t flip-flop his position on the efficacy of masks. (R)

80. Biden falsely claimed that not a single American lost their private health insurance under Obamacare. (R)(R)

81. Biden falsely claimed that Trump used military force on peaceful protesters so he could walk to St. John’s Episcopal Church. (R)

82. Biden falsely claimed that Trump never reached out to China to have a team of researchers observe the seriousness of the coronavirus outbreak. (R)(R)

83. Biden falsely claimed that the NAACP has endorsed him every time he has run. (R)

84. Biden falsely claimed that the Obama administration “didn’t lock people up in cages.” (R)

85. Biden falsely claimed that Trump has called for carpet bombing the Middle East. (R)

86. Biden falsely claimed that “we lose more than 3,000 people a day to cancer.” (R)

87. Biden falsely claimed that “General Motors is the largest corporation in the world again.” (R)

88. Biden falsely claimed that there is “large Puerto Rican population in Delaware.” (R)

89. Biden falsely claimed that U.S. Representative Paul Ryan’s budget proposal would eliminate Medicare in 10 years. (R)

90. Biden falsely claimed that the United States only invests 0.7% of its GDP on research and development. (R)(R)(R)

91. Biden falsely claimed that he didn’t oppose busing. (R)

92. Biden falsely claimed that McDonald’s prevents their employees from applying to Burger King. (R)

93. Biden falsely claimed that “the prior administration had contracted for not nearly enough vaccine to cover adults in America.” (R)

94. Biden falsely claimed that “we have a higher deficit with China now than we did before.” (R)

95. Biden falsely claimed that he didn’t tell Obama “don’t go” after Osama bin Laden. (R)

96. Biden falsely claimed that “ninety of the Fortune 500 companies making billions of dollars are not paying a cent in taxes.” (R)

97. Biden falsely claimed that “the average rapist rapes about six times.” (R)

98. Biden falsely claimed that the Trump administration allowed unaccompanied minors to starve to death. (R)(R)

99. Biden falsely claimed that he didn’t think Iraq had WMDs. (R)

100. Biden falsely claimed that “no one earning less than $400,000 a year will pay a penny more in federal taxes.” (R)

101. Biden falsely claimed that he had written law review articles about right to privacy. (R)

102. Biden falsely claimed that a “vast majority of Democrats do not support Medicare for All.” (R)

103. Biden falsely claimed that he was able to get a $800 billion bill passed that provided aid to Central America. (R)

104. Biden falsely claimed that John McCain changed positions on invading Iraq. (R)

105. Biden falsely claimed that the large increase of migrants flooding the border began under the Trump administration. (R)

106. Biden falsely claimed that as vice president, he awarded a Silver Star to a Navy captain in Afghanistan. (R)

107. Biden falsely claimed that laws pushed by Republicans in Iowa and Georgia eliminated absentee ballots. (R)

108. Biden falsely claimed that John McCain supported tax breaks for companies that would ship jobs overseas. (R)

109. Biden falsely claimed that Trump eliminated funding for the U.S. Strategy for Engagement in Central America program. (R)

110. Biden falsely claimed that if Trump was elected President, military leaders said “they would not follow his orders.” (R)

111. Biden falsely claimed that a majority of Republicans across the country support the stimulus bill. (R)

112. Biden falsely claimed that “nearly half of the K-through-8 schools are open now, full time, five days a week for in-person learning.” (R)

113. Biden falsely claimed that 547,296 Americans dead from the virus was more than all the people killed in World War One, World War Two, the Vietnam War, and 9/11. (R)

114. Biden falsely claimed that of the “11 million undocumented folks — the vast majority are here overstaying visas.” (R)

115. Biden falsely claimed that most gun owners want a ban on large-capacity magazines. (R)

116. Biden falsely claimed that the United States ranked “number 25th in the world” when it comes to infrastructure. (R)

117. Biden falsely claimed that they were never informed that U.S. officials in Libya wanted additional security. (R)

118. Biden falsely claimed, without evidence, that “States that have red-flag laws have seen a reduction in the number of suicides in their states.” (R)

119. Biden falsely claimed that under the Trump administration, “the federal government contracts awarded directly to foreign companies went up 30 percent.” (R)

120. Biden falsely claimed that when he took office, “America didn’t have a plan or enough supplies to vaccinate most of the country.” (R)

121. Biden falsely claimed that the fastest-growing population in the United States is Hispanic. (R)

122. Biden falsely claimed that Federally Qualified Health Centers would receive 1 million vaccines per week. (R)

123. Biden falsely claimed that the Obama administration used to allow 125,000 refugees into the United States on a yearly basis. (R)

124. Biden falsely claimed that he was responsible for “ending genocide in Bosnia.” (R)

125. Biden falsely claimed that the United States used to allow 250,000 refugees into the country annually. (R)

126. Biden falsely claimed that the Trump administration set the refugee limit to 5,000 annually. (R)

127. Biden falsely claimed that “if you’re making less than $15 an hour, you’re living below the poverty wage.” (R)

128. Biden falsely claimed that his tax credit plan will put 720 million women back into the workforce. (R)

129. Biden falsely claimed that Lindsey Graham’s abortion ban bill doesn’t include exceptions in cases of rape and incest. (R)

130. Biden falsely claimed, without evidence, that women will be arrested for crossing state lines to receive an abortion. (R)

131. Biden falsely claimed that the Obama administration didn’t separate families at the border. (R)

132. Biden falsely claimed that he sponsored the Endangered Species Act. (R)

133. Biden falsely claimed that billionaires oppose everything he’s ever done and continue to do. (R)

134. Biden falsely claimed that Amy Coney Barrett said that she “wants to get rid of the Affordable Care Act.” (R)(R)

135. Biden falsely claimed that he never called for Social Security cuts. (R)

136. Biden falsely claimed that the Inflation Reduction Act doesn’t subsidize foreign-made electric vehicles. (R)

137. Biden falsely claimed that he had predicted the 9/11 terrorist attack. (R)

138. Biden falsely claimed that he “never said a negative thing” about John McCain in his life. (R)

139. Biden falsely claimed that he opposed increasing funding for state prisons. (R)

140. Biden falsely claimed that Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema vote with Republicans more than they vote with Democrats. (R)

141. Biden falsely claimed that the trade deficit had “hit an all-time high” under Trump’s presidency. (R)

142. Biden falsely claimed that
U.S. abortion laws make us an “outlier among developed nations.” (R)

143. Biden falsely claimed that “four out of five consumers are finding quality coverage for under $10 a month.” (R)

144. Biden falsely claimed that Trump rejected WHO Coronavirus Test Kits. (R)

145. Biden falsely claimed that his son died in Iraq. (R)

146. Biden falsely claimed that he visited the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh after the mass murder of 11 people in 2018. (R)

147. Biden falsely claimed that his “first job offer” was from an Idaho lumber company called Boise Cascade. (R)

148. Biden falsely claimed that he was appointed to the Naval Academy in 1965. (R)

149. Biden falsely claimed that people can no longer seek asylum in the United States, they have “to seek asylum from abroad.” (R)

150. Biden falsely claimed that if Trump got his way, “Social Security benefits will run out in just three years from now.” (R)

151. Biden falsely claimed that firefighters nearly died battling a small fire in his kitchen in 2004. (R)

152. Biden falsely claimed that his house burned down while his wife was inside. (R)

153. Biden falsely claimed that Trump has never condemned David Duke and Richard Spencer. (R)

154. Biden falsely claimed that high inflation was a result of the war in Ukraine. (R)

155. Biden falsely claimed that he spoke to the man who invented insulin. (R)

156. Biden falsely claimed that he never opposed fracking. (R)

157. Biden falsely claimed that it was the Obama administration that made the bold move to allow a B1 Bomber to fly through restricted Chinese airspace. (R)(R)

158. Biden falsely claimed that he played varsity football for the University of Delaware in 1963. (R)(R)

159. Biden falsely claimed that Republicans kept Obama from renegotiating NAFTA. (R)

160. Biden falsely claimed that his multi-trillion-dollar spending bill would cost zero dollars. (R)

161. Biden falsely claimed that the average price for a gallon of gas is “less than $2.99” in 41 states and the District of Columbia. (R)

162. Biden falsely claimed that the American Rescue Plan “helped create nearly 10 million new jobs.” (R)

163. Biden falsely claimed that we don’t have U.S. military in Syria. (R)(R)

164. Biden falsely claimed that Trump’s budget plan cuts $845 billion from Medicare. (R)

165. Biden falsely claimed that the Supreme Court had no court sessions before Election Day. (R)

166. Biden falsely claimed that Trump could have prevented every single COVID-19 death. (R)

167. Biden falsely claimed that he “was always labeled as one of the most liberal members of the United States Congress.” (R)

168. Biden falsely claimed that if you have been vaccinated for COVID-19, you won’t be hospitalized or die from the virus. (R)

169. Biden falsely claimed that when he took office, the unemployment rate “was over 14%.” (R)

170. Biden claimed that “nation-building” in Afghanistan “never made sense to him”. (R)

171. Biden falsely claimed that ‘the law doesn’t allow’ Afghan translators who helped American troops to be brought to U.S. while they wait for their visas to be processed. (R)

172. Biden falsely claimed that he “traveled 17,000 miles” with Chinese President Xi Jinping. (R)

173. Biden falsely claimed that congressional Republicans “want to raise taxes on middle class families.” (R)

174. Biden falsely claimed that “there’s no court session between now and the end of this election.” (R)

175. Biden falsely claimed that the Trump administration requested a list of potential Supreme Court picks “only after” Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s had died. (R)

176. Biden falsely claimed that his home state of Delaware “is 3 feet above sea level.” (R)

177. Biden falsely claimed, without evidence, that “two-thirds” of Delaware is “in jeopardy” of being under sea level. (R)

178. Biden falsely claimed that there was 6,114 U.S. military deaths from COVID-19. (R)

179. Biden falsely claimed that Mitt Romney’s plan will tax seniors an additional $460 per year for their Social Security benefits. (R)

180. Biden falsely claimed that the Trump administration was globally ‘coddling’ terrorists. (R)

181. Biden falsely claimed that if he was elected President, he would be the first non-Ivy League president in U.S. history. (R)

182. Biden falsely claimed that murders in Flint, Michigan have tripled. (R)

183. Biden falsely claimed that rape in Flint, Michigan has tripled. (R)

184. Biden falsely claimed that only two million Americans had received the COVID vaccine when he entered office. (R)

185. Biden falsely claimed that he never referred to South Carolina as his campaign’s “firewall.” (R)

186. Biden falsely claimed that Bernie Sanders opposed “Obamacare.” (R)

187. Biden falsely claimed that his infrastructure bill would create 16 million new jobs. (R)

188. Biden falsely claimed that the Trump administration cut funding to the CDC. (R)

189. Biden falsely claimed that his infrastructure bill was “the single biggest investment in history.” (R)

190. Biden falsely claimed that if you don’t have the Affordable Care Act, people with a preexisting medical condition “cannot get insurance.” (R)

191. Biden falsely claimed that Republicans believe political violence is necessary. (R)

192. Biden falsely claimed that gas companies are overcharging people at the pump. (R)(R)

193. Biden falsely claimed that the ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ helped reduce food prices. (R)

194. Biden falsely claimed that he inherited the “worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.” (R)(R)

195. Biden falsely claimed that he got his “education in a black church.” (R)

196. Biden falsely claimed that capping orphan oil would generate 250,000 jobs. (R)

197. Biden falsely claimed that Trump never condemned “the far-right and the white supremacist.” (R)

198. Biden falsely claimed that under his administration, there was no increase in the rate of unaccompanied children attempting to enter the U.S. at the southern border. (R)

199. Biden falsely claimed, without evidence, that racehorse owners receive almost $9 billion worth of tax breaks. (R)

200. Biden falsely claimed that “38,000 prisoners were released from federal prison” during the Obama administration. (R)

201. Biden falsely claimed that at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak, Trump removed all members of the CDC team from China. (R)

202. Biden falsely claimed that the Bush administration put “virtually no international pressure on Iran.” (R)

203. Biden falsely claimed that every Senate decision required 60 votes. (R)

204. Biden falsely claimed that Democrat John Edwards “doesn’t have a record in the Senate.” (R)

205. Biden falsely claimed that Trump said that he got COVID-19 “from Blue Star parents.” (R)

206. Biden falsely claimed that Delaware has the “eighth largest Black population.” (R)

207. Biden falsely claimed that there was “15% less violence” during his time in office than during the Trump administration. (R)

208. Biden falsely claimed that opinion article that he wrote for USA Today predicted that the COVID-19 outbreak would become a pandemic. (R)(R)

209. Biden falsely claimed that Trump was told that COVID-19 was seven times more deadly than the flu. (R)(R)

210. Biden falsely claimed that “40% of the initial small business funds didn’t go to small businesses at all.” (R)