President Joe Biden claimed that he was raised in synagogues during an event at the White House. This claim has been disputed by fact-checkers, who have found no evidence to support it.
Biden's claim is the latest in a series of exaggerated or false statements he has made about his background. In the past, he has claimed to have been a civil rights marcher, to have been arrested in South Africa while protesting apartheid, and to have been a top student in law school. These claims have all been found to be false.
It is unclear why Biden makes these false claims. Some have speculated that he does so in an effort to connect with voters on a personal level, while others believe that he may simply be mistaken due to his age or memory problems. Whatever the reason, Biden's false claims have damaged his credibility and raised questions about his fitness for office.
According to a report by the Associated Press, Biden's claim that he was raised in synagogues is “false.” The report notes that Biden was raised in a Catholic family and attended Catholic schools. He has spoken about his Catholic faith on numerous occasions, and there is no evidence to suggest that he was ever raised in a synagogue.
The AP report also notes that Biden has a history of making false or exaggerated claims about his background. In the past, he has claimed to have been a civil rights marcher, to have been arrested in South Africa while protesting apartheid, and to have been a top student in law school. These claims have all been found to be false.
It is unclear why Biden makes these false claims. Some have speculated that he does so in an effort to connect with voters on a personal level, while others believe that he may simply be mistaken due to his age or memory problems. Whatever the reason, Biden's false claims have damaged his credibility and raised questions about his fitness for office.
To learn more about Biden's Exaggerated Background read this article from Fox News. An excerpt of the article has been copied below:
President Biden’s latest claim about being “raised in the synagogues” of Delaware follows a long history of the octogenarian president exaggerating his cultural background in an attempt to connect with people he's speaking to.
“I, you might say, was raised in the synagogues of my state. You think I’m kidding, I’m not,” Biden told a group of rabbis during a call Thursday ahead of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year holiday that began Friday.
The president, who calls himself a devout Catholic, has made the claim before, though there’s little evidence to support it.
Biden said at the time, “I received my education” at the Congregation Beth Shalom in Wilmington, Delaware. But neither of Biden’s memoirs make any mention of Beth Shalom or attending synagogue, the New York Post previously reported.
Biden also told the rabbis Thursday that he “got involved with the civil rights movement” before becoming a senator – a claim that Biden himself acknowledged wasn’t true during his 1988 presidential bid that was derailed over plagiarism allegations.
