NYT issues fact-check of Biden's 'tales,' 'hyperbole' and 'embellishment'; says Trump has 'stream of lies'
The NYT categorized Biden's suggestion his uncle was eaten by cannibals under the subheadline 'stories too good to be true'
By Hanna Panreck Fox News
Published June 9, 2024 11:16am EDT
The New York Times published a fact-check of President Biden's "tall tales" on Sunday, describing them as stories that either "stretch the truth or are downright false" while claiming former President Trump has a "stream of lies."
"In President Biden’s telling, he was a teenage civil rights activist, a former trucker, the first in his family to go college and the nephew of a cannibalism victim," reporter Linda Qiu's fact-check read. "All of these claims stretch the truth or are downright false. But Mr. Biden persists in telling personal tales with rhetorical flourishes and factual liberty when he works a room or regales an audience."
"Despite Mr. Biden’s penchant for exaggerating details when recounting episodes from his life, these autobiographical embellishments differ in scale and significance from the stream of lies about a stolen election peddled by his opponent, former President Donald J. Trump," the fact-check continued.
She wrote that Biden often tries to connect with different audiences through "hyperbole," noting a speech he gave at West Point during which he claimed he was nominated to attend the U.S. Naval Academy by former Sen. Caleb Boggs, his Republican opponent in his first Delaware Senate race.
The Times noted it could not verify the claim.
Biden said in April that he used to drive an 18-wheeler, something he's said at events with union members.
The outlet also cited Biden's remarks about his involvement in the civil rights movement.
"For decades, Mr. Biden has occasionally suggested that he played a greater role in the civil rights movement than he actually did. While there is corroboration of Mr. Biden’s participation in a few desegregation events, he has also said he would not consider himself an activist in the movement. There is no evidence that he was ever arrested," the outlet reported.
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