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Fact Check: This '70s photo really shows young Jill Biden
Shnopes ^ | 2/21/2025 | Aleksandra Wrona

Posted on 02/24/2025 12:56:01 PM PST by simpson96

Claim: A photograph authentically shows former first lady Jill Biden as a young woman.

Rating: True

A black-and-white photograph supposedly showing a young Jill Biden has circulated online for years, often with the claim that it was taken in the 1970s.

The photo of the former U.S. first lady spread on social media platforms including Facebook, X, Instagram and 9GAG.

In short, the image is authentic. It was taken in 1974 by artist and professional photographer Tom Stiltz, who posted the image on his Instagram account in 2020.

Apart from Stiltz's, the earliest known post featuring the image was shared on Aug. 19, 2020, with the caption: "Jill Biden, 1970s."

However, the original poster later clarified in the comments: "I should mention that 1970s is an estimate. I wasn't able to find a source image online to confirm. This is pulled from the DNC's coverage." Another user commented, "I knew someone would post this picture here the moment it aired," suggesting the image was shown during the 2020 Democratic National Convention, which took place from Aug. 17-19, 2020.

The photograph was indeed broadcast on Aug. 18, 2020, during the second day of the Democratic National Convention

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From what I've heard, she didn't cross paths with Joe until 1975.

Stills took the photo years before he became a professional photographer in 1977. I wonder if they were seeing each other, then she dumped Stills when Joe came along in 1975.

1 posted on 02/24/2025 12:56:01 PM PST by simpson96
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She’s pretty! Don’t have to be Democrat to see that.


2 posted on 02/24/2025 12:57:32 PM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: simpson96

Not a beauty.


3 posted on 02/24/2025 12:59:07 PM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: simpson96

Perky young thing. I can see why see why the Senator was drawn to her.


4 posted on 02/24/2025 1:00:27 PM PST by Flatus I. Maximus (I didn't leave the Democratic Party. It LEFT me, and keeps going further left. )
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To: simpson96

Joe was banging his baby sitter.....Jill


5 posted on 02/24/2025 1:00:51 PM PST by tired&retired (Blessings )
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To: ansel12

No...that’s a good looking woman. And for that matter so is AOC. Sometimes evil comes in an attractive package.


6 posted on 02/24/2025 1:01:20 PM PST by Gay State Conservative (Import The Third World,Become The Third World)
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To: simpson96

Sadly, beautiful children can grow up to be very ugly inside. I suspect she has some deep emotional scars that led her to her current state, or maybe it’s just the family and friends she associated with during her life.


7 posted on 02/24/2025 1:01:58 PM PST by catbertz
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According to her husband, he introduced Jill and Joe in 1972 before Joe’s wife was killed.

Bill Stevenson ​ ​ ( m. 1970; div. 1975)​ Joe Biden ​ ( m. 1977

https://www.nickiswift.com/1589117/jill-biden-ex-husband-made-scathing-claim-about-joe/


8 posted on 02/24/2025 1:02:03 PM PST by AuntB (Trump is our Ben Franklin - Brilliant, Boisterous, Brave and ALL AMERICAN!)
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To: simpson96

I’m not sure why this is news. Is there something controversial about the photo?


9 posted on 02/24/2025 1:02:23 PM PST by Steve_Seattle
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10 posted on 02/24/2025 1:02:56 PM PST by Liz
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To: Gay State Conservative

I wouldn’t have gone for her, too hard looking, she is no beauty.


11 posted on 02/24/2025 1:03:07 PM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: simpson96

It appears this was before she traded in the flattering tank tops for the couch cover dresses. Too bad she’s a liberal. If she had gone conservative, she’d probably still be good-looking, as are all conservative women.


12 posted on 02/24/2025 1:03:09 PM PST by Repealthe17thAmendment
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“...former U.S. first lady spread...”

Yeah, I bet.


13 posted on 02/24/2025 1:05:21 PM PST by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too. 😁 " - Robert Conquest )
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To: ansel12
Not a beauty.

She was mid, as the hipsters say.
14 posted on 02/24/2025 1:06:09 PM PST by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: Gay State Conservative

More importantly, they liberals, which means “liberal”.


15 posted on 02/24/2025 1:07:24 PM PST by Calvin Cooledge
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To: Gay State Conservative

aoc has a butter face...


16 posted on 02/24/2025 1:07:48 PM PST by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁 )
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To: simpson96

Wow


17 posted on 02/24/2025 1:07:52 PM PST by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

Agree, doable after a few drinks and knowing that nothing better was going to show up, unless her personality was too hard to get past.


18 posted on 02/24/2025 1:08:41 PM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: simpson96

Pretty pic, but she definitely let herself go, or maybe it was all the evil inside oozing up to the surface…

Anyway, just like Cankles it makes you wonder why these uber-wealthy women don’t use some of that cash to improve their appearance?? Maybe they did and it didn’t work lol


19 posted on 02/24/2025 1:09:07 PM PST by Reddy (BO stinks)
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To: Gay State Conservative

Not at all. Both are 6s at best and rise to about 7 when the makeup is plastered on.


20 posted on 02/24/2025 1:09:22 PM PST by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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