{"id":2375406,"date":"2024-12-02T11:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T16:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/x-issues-fact-check-to-joe-bidens-post-in-light-of-hunters-pardon-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-02T11:06:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T16:06:39","slug":"x-issues-fact-check-to-joe-bidens-post-in-light-of-hunters-pardon-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/x-issues-fact-check-to-joe-bidens-post-in-light-of-hunters-pardon-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"X issues fact-check to Joe Biden\u2019s post in light of Hunter\u2019s pardon &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fx-issues-fact-check-to-joe-bidens-post-in-light-of-hunters-pardon-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2375406&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the fact-checking of President\u200c Joe Biden&#8217;s statements on social media\u2062 following his decision to pardon his son, Hunter\u200c Biden,\u2062 for various legal offenses. \u200bDuring his reelection campaign, \u200cBiden\u2064 often emphasized \u200cthe principle that &#8220;no\u2064 one is\u2063 above the law,&#8221;\u2064 notably \u200bin reference to his opponent,\u200b donald Trump, who \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rosie-odonnells-daughter-arrested-after-police-see-disgusting-state-of-home-report\/\" title=\"Rosie O&#039;Donnell&#039;s Daughter Arrested After Police See Disgusting State of Home: Report\">faced multiple legal issues<\/a>. \u200cHowever, after pardoning\u2063 Hunter on December \u200c1,\u200d 2024, many \u200dcriticized\u200d Biden for what appeared to be a double standard. The fact-check, promoted through X (formerly Twitter), included a Community Note that highlighted the implications of this pardon. The public reaction \u200cwas\u200d significant, including \u200dcomments from prominent figures like Elon Musk, \u200dwho commended the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-conducts-zero-fact-checks-of-biden-leading-up-to-debate-night-despite-hammering-trump\/\" title=\"CNN Conducts Zero Fact-Checks Of Biden Leading Up To Debate Night Despite Hammering Trump\">fact-checking\u2064 efforts<\/a>. The \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbc-under-fire-for-editing-out-christian-praise-by-texans-qb-c-j-stroud\/\" title=\"NBC criticized for censoring Christian praise by Texans QB C.J. Stroud\">incident sparked discussions<\/a> about \u200daccountability and fairness in\u2062 legal matters, especially in the context of political families.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">X <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">issues fact-check<\/a> to Joe Biden&rsquo;s post in light of Hunter&rsquo;s pardon<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1900277\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a> was fact-checked yet again <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">on<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/social-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">X<\/a> since he decided to pardon his son <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hunter-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hunter Biden<\/a> from his gun and tax fraud charges.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>While the older Biden was then running for reelection, he made it a campaign slogan when he would say, &ldquo;No one is above the law.&rdquo; It was a reference to President-elect Donald Trump, who at the time was his opponent, and the various charges against him of fraud, election subversion, and mishandling of classified documents. However, months later, as Joe Biden pardoned his own son, the post now shows the president&rsquo;s double standard.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On December 1, 2024, President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, for crimes covering nearly 11 years of &lsquo;offenses against the United States which he has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 1, 2014 through December 1, 2024,&#8217;&rdquo; a Community Note on X reads. The feature allows readers to upload links for the platform&rsquo;s approval to fact-check tweets and provide accurate information. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No one is above the law.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBiden\/status\/1796665674535711051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>With the addition of the Community Note, more attention was drawn to the president&rsquo;s original post. A barrage of reactions followed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Community Notes slays,&rdquo; X owner Elon Musk wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Community Notes slays <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QNZfUIcNPl\">pic.twitter.com\/QNZfUIcNPl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1863504144277131672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Hunter is,&rdquo; Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) responded to Joe Biden&rsquo;s post.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hunter is. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d15hPJvgEF\">https:\/\/t.co\/d15hPJvgEF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Marsha Blackburn (@VoteMarsha) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VoteMarsha\/status\/1863402650999357547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;This aged like fine milk,&rdquo; Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) wrote.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This aged like fine milk. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ustn6rqpvG\">https:\/\/t.co\/ustn6rqpvG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tedcruz\/status\/1863437884797108434?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;You&rsquo;ve been lied to every step of the way by this Administration and the corrupt Biden family,&rdquo; Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) wrote. &ldquo;This is just the latest in their long coverup scheme. They never play by the same rules they force on everyone else. Disgraceful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You&rsquo;ve been lied to every step of the way by this Administration and the corrupt Biden family. This is just the latest in their long coverup scheme. They never play by the same rules they force on everyone else. Disgraceful. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GKcTvKfDaz\">https:\/\/t.co\/GKcTvKfDaz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveScalise\/status\/1863425641812553923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The president&rsquo;s latest Instagram post was also filled with comments condemning his pardon. However, Facebook and Instagram, both companies under Meta, do not have a fact-checking feature like X. The president&rsquo;s posts on X have often prompted Community Notes.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden was convicted of lying on a federal form about his drug use to purchase a revolver, submitting a false statement into a federal record, and unlawfully possessing the&nbsp;firearm&nbsp;for 11 days. He also pleaded guilty to three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/read-in-full-hunter-bidens-nine-count-indictment\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden indicted on nine counts\">felony tax offenses<\/a> and six misdemeanor tax offenses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1900277\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1900277\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>X fact-checks Biden&#8217;s post after Hunter&#8217;s pardon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2375407,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ap-joe-hunter-biden-120224.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,13420,3822,12737,32076],"class_list":["post-2375406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-fact-check","tag-hunter","tag-pardon","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ap-joe-hunter-biden-120224.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2375406"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375406\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2375410,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375406\/revisions\/2375410"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2375407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2375406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2375406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2375406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}