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AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s untruths on court pick, Biden’s flubs - AP News — Merrick Garland | ChamberLight
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The AP fact-check examined claims by Donald Trump, Joe Biden and Republican senators about filling Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Supreme Court seat, mail voting and possible court expansion. It reported that several claims were false or overstated, while noting that Biden was wrong about the court’s schedule and that he had not endorsed expanding the court.
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best 411 stories · 96.5–97.3 · updated Sep 25, 2026
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— Credibility NOT RATED Source credibility: not rated 75 Neutrality BALANCED Story neutrality: 75 out of 100
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People in this story 10 + 1 Democratic presidential candidate whose statements about the court and nominee lists are examined
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Senate majority leader whose claim about Democrats’ court-expansion advocacy is examined
Supreme Court nominee whose review was blocked in 2016
Senator described as uneasy about court expansion
Representative whom Trump accused of helping fabricate Ginsburg’s reported wish
House speaker whom Trump accused of helping fabricate Ginsburg’s reported wish
Former presidential primary candidate cited as a supporter of a 15-justice court
ALSO MENTIONED Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Late Supreme Court Justice
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Senator described as uneasy about court expansion
Representative whom Trump accused of helping fabricate Ginsburg’s reported wish
House speaker whom Trump accused of helping fabricate Ginsburg’s reported wish
Former presidential primary candidate cited as a supporter of a 15-justice court
ALSO MENTIONED Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Late Supreme Court Justice
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