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Fact check: Biden makes three false claims about his handling of classified information

Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden gave a press conference Thursday night after the release of a report from special counsel Robert Hur, who announced that Biden would not face charges over his handling of classified information from prior to his presidency.

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  1. CNN

    House Judiciary GOP call Hur's decision not to prosecute Biden a "double-standard" (opens CNN)

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    Special counsel Robert Hur has released his team's report on the investigation into the mishandling of Obama-era classified documents at two locations connected to President Joe Biden. Follow here for the latest.

  2. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Fact check: Biden makes three false claims about his handling of classified information (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden gave a press conference Thursday night after the release of a report from special counsel Robert Hur, who announced that Biden would not face charges over his handling of classified information from prior to his presidency.

  3. Breitbart News

    CNN's Dale: Biden Made Three False Claims About Special Counsel Report (opens Breitbart News)

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    CNN senior reporter Daniel Dale said Friday on CNN's "News Central" that President Joe Biden made three false claims at his Thursday press conference held after Special Counsel Robert Hur released his report on Biden's mishandling of classified documents. | Clips

  4. Fox News

    Biden 'blew my mind' by contradicting facts in special counsel report, says CNN legal analyst (opens Fox News)

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    CNN legal analyst Elie Honig said that President Biden contradicted Special Counsel Robert Hur's report about his retention of classified and sensitive intelligence documents.

  5. The Daily Caller

    CNN Reporter Calls Out Biden For Spreading False Claims About Special Counsel Report (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A CNN reporter called out President Joe Biden on Friday for spreading false claims about the findings of Special Counsel Robert Hur's reporting.

  6. Blaze Media

    CNN legal expert decimates Biden's false claims about special counsel report — and reveals how it helps Trump (opens Blaze Media)

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    CNN legal expert Elie Honig fact-checked President Joe Biden for denying key facts established in special counsel Robert Hur's investigation.At a press conference held late Thursday, Biden denied that he shared classified information with his ghostwriter, Mark Zwonitzer — screaming at NBC News corre…

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