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Fact Check: Biden on the Stump We fact-check nine claims made by the Democratic presidential nominee in recent campaign speeches Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images Former Vice President and presidential nominee Joe Biden gives remarks at UA Plumbers Local 27 Erie Training Center in Erie, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 10, 2020. After months of doing mostly virtual events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden returned to in-person events with small, socially distanced crowds in September. He’s kept up his travel in October. We reviewed Biden’s speeches on the stump between Oct. 12 and 16. He held six events over three days in swing states:  two   in  Ohio,  two   in  Florida and  two   more  in Michigan. All combined, he spoke for almost two hours and 46 minutes, or less than 30 minutes per speech. His shortest speech (in Detroit) was about 19 minutes, and his longest (in Cincinnati) was more than 34 minutes. Here, we’ve compiled his false, m

  Brazil’s Bolsonaro Is The Latest Right-Wing Strongman To Endorse Trump Topline Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro endorsed Donald Trump’s bid for reelection Tuesday, the latest in a string of controversial strongmen to voice their support for the U.S. president, who is trailing in the polls against Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Donald Trump and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro at the White House in 2019. Getty Images Key Facts Bolsonaro signaled his support for Trump after signing a new trade agreement with the U.S., according to  Politico , telling reporters through an interpreter that “God willing I will be able to attend” a second inauguration for the president, adding that his well-wishes are “from the heart.” He isn’t the first controversial right-wing world leader to show support for Trump—last year, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Trump and referenced one of his own campaign slogans as the two spoke to a crowd in Houston, Texas,  triggering criticism  from some i