post shared on social media President Joe Biden reportedly claimed during his State of the Union address that thousands of people have been killed by illegal immigrants.
Verdict: False
That claim is inaccurate. The comment was made after Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene interrupted her speech.
Fact check:
Biden has faced backlash for using the word “illegal” in reference to the alleged murder of Laken Riley in his State of the Union address. guardian report. The president regrets using the term in his recent interview and clarified that the correct term is “undocumented.”
In a post shared on Instagram, Biden allegedly mistakenly acknowledged illegal immigration during his State of the Union address. The post shares Biden’s video and the text above.
“Mask Slip: Joe Biden has a truly shocking moment of honesty and clarity as the effects of hard drugs wear off quickly,” the text above the video reads. “After MTG shouted Laken Riley’s name, Biden erased the prompt and rattled off an admission: Thousands of Americans are being killed by illegal aliens.”
That claim is inaccurate. The comment came after Rep. Greene blamed Biden for his murder. Laken Riley. He did not say that illegal aliens were killing Americans.of transcription shows him saying, “Lincoln Riley, an innocent young woman killed by illegal aliens, that’s right.” But how many thousands are being killed in court?”
Riley was allegedly murdered by someone. According to illegal immigrants Associated Press. Jose Ibarra is a suspect in Riley’s murder. He is a 26 year old Venezuelan. The Associated Press reported that he entered the United States in 2022. (Related: Fact-checking Biden’s recent claims about wage increases and inflation)
This isn’t the first time misinformation has been shared online. Check Your Fact debunks the recent claim that Odysseus’ moon landing was faked.
