WaPo gives Biden 'Four Pinocchios' for 'nonsensical' claim that Alzheimer's patients will soon flood hospitals

Fox News ^ | 04 Jun 2021 | Joseph A. Wulfsohn

[blueplum]

Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler gave President Biden "four Pinocchios" for what he described as a "nonsensical" claim about Alzheimer's patients filling hospital beds in the not-too-distant future.

Last Thursday, Biden had sounded the alarm about Alzheimer's disease during a speech on the economy.

"You know, if we don’t do something about Alzheimer’s in America, every single, solitary hospital bed that exists in America—as the nurses can tell you—every single one will be occupied in the next 15 years with an Alzheimer’s patient—every one," Biden told the audience. ...

Kessler continued, "Biden wants to show that he considers combating Alzheimer’s and other diseases to be an important priority. That’s a laudable aspiration. But he shouldn’t gild the lily with figures that seem plucked from thin air—which might also explain why they change depending on the day. Contrary to his claim, our calculations show that in 2040 there would still be plenty of hospital beds even with the anticipated increase in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. The president earns Four Pinocchios."

This marks Biden's fifth "Four Pinocchios" rating from the Washington Post fact-checker since taking office, three of which were falsehoods the president repeated about Georgia's election laws. ...

[blueplum]

5 in as many months - impressive

[antceecee]

Maybe an announcement regarding Vax side effects? They love to tell us what they are actually doing.

[No_Mas_Obama]

LOL Senile Joe bragging about Alzheimers...that is rich.

[BradyLS]

Yeah, but giving _Biden_ Pinocchios just makes him look cuter. /s

[cartan]

At least they willl not remember the evil scheme details

[JLAGRAYFOX]

What a guy this Biden dude is!!! Forgets the military D-Day landing anniversary, tells the troops in England that he will take care of them...but puts very little military budget money in his budget....those troops in England that greeted him should be ashamed of themselves. They must have been forced to attend his arrival farce!!!

And....this Moron, Joe Biden keeps taking about his son “Beau” as an Army hero. Sadly, Beau Biden passed away from a cancer tumor...not a heroic military service!!! Sad days for our once great American Nation Republic!!! The military has become weak sheep!!! Tears for the American Republic!!!

[Mark17]

They must have been forced to attend his arrival farce!!!

I have no doubt about that.

[DannyTN]

That's the thing about Joe:

• Is this one of those moments where he truthfully says what comes to mind regardless of whether it's politically correct? Like when he said HFCS was killing more people than ...something. And his big corn donors had a fit.
• Or is this senile Joe, who gets the numbers and the story lines confused?
• What does Joe know and when did he know it?

[Seeing More Clearly Now]

Joe’s worried. He wants to make sure there’s a bed being kept for him.

[ClearCase_guy]

Yeah. Joe knows something about the vaccine. He’s not supposed to tell us, but he just did.

[maddog55]

Being the illegitimate President, Biden should lead the way.

[SisterK]

chemical lobotomy
said the guy who would not campaign
his gaffe - we have the best voter fraud machine ever

[Jan_Sobieski]

Poor Joe couldn’t keep a government secret if his life depended on it.

[slouper]

All they have to do is bring in a couple of hospital ships and rent out a few convention centers and the problem will go away./s

[oldtech]

Does Alzheimers outrank even “climate change”?