Summary
New plaques with claims about past U.S. presidents, including Joe Biden and Barack Obama, have been set up at the White House. The plaques, linked to President Donald Trump, make various claims about Biden's election and immigration policies, but some of these claims lack supporting evidence according to fact-checking. BBC Verify has reviewed these claims and found inconsistencies.
Key Facts
- The White House has put up plaques outside the West Wing about past U.S. presidents.
- The plaque about Joe Biden claims he became president after "the most corrupt election ever seen," but no evidence supports this claim of widespread voter fraud.
- Another claim on the plaque says Biden allowed 21 million people to enter the U.S., but this number is higher than official records show.
- President Trump made similar claims about immigration without providing a source for the 21 million figure.
- During Biden's presidency, there were approximately 10 million migrant encounters at the U.S. border.
- The plaque also claims that Biden's policies led to the "highest inflation ever recorded," but the peak inflation rate was 9.1% in June 2022.
- All U.S. presidents except Biden have a portrait or photo displayed at the site.
- BBC Verify has not found evidence supporting some of the claims on these plaques.
