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In Honor of Jimmy Carter's 100th Birthday, Here Are 18 Fact-Checks About the Former US President

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sept. 27, 2024 The former president turns 100 on Oct. 1, 2024. In honor of the occasion, we rounded up our favo ...
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Democratic Presidents Created 50M of 51M Jobs Since 1989?

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Anna Rascouët-Paz
Sept. 10, 2024 "So help me, I triple-checked it," former U.S. President Bill Clinton said.
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A death hoax promoted a fake letter claiming former US President Jimmy Carter died at the age of 99 on July 23, 2024.

Jimmy Carter Death Hoax Promoted by NY Post, Laura Loomer and Others

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Jordan Liles
July 23, 2024 Online users and publications mistakenly shared a death hoax for the 99-year-old former presiden ...
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Multiple Polls Say Biden Is Least Popular US President in 70 Years?

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Nikki Dobrin
May 8, 2024 At the end of the first quarter of 2024, Gallup and other pollsters asked Americans what they th ...
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Jimmy Carter: Unveiling the Truth Behind the Rumors

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Shannon Sanford
March 5, 2024 Jimmy Carter stopped a nuclear meltdown? What else can this guy do?!
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Was Trump the Only US President in 72 Years Not To Have a War, as He Claimed?

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Jack Izzo
Jan. 12, 2024 The real problem here is how one defines "having a war."
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Is This a Real Photo of Jimmy Carter Sledding at Camp David?

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Jack Izzo
Nov. 21, 2023 Presidents are allowed to have fun, too.
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A photograph of U.S. President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, former president Jimmy Carter, and former first lady Rosalynn Carter is genuine.

Why Do the Bidens Look Giant in Photo With Carters?

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Dan Evon
May 4, 2021 This photograph spurred jokes about dollhouses and ventriloquists.
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Did Jimmy Carter Say Christianity Was Hijacked by People Who Would 'Give Jesus Himself the Boot'?

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Alex Kasprak
Nov. 20, 2023 The quote often appears alongside memes that include Jimmy Carter's face, but did he really say ...
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FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2019, file photo, former President Jimmy Carter teaches Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Ga. Carter, the oldest former U.S. chief executive ever, will quietly mark his 97th birthday at home in southwest Georgia on Friday, Oct. 1, 2021, an aide said. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

Fact Checks About Former US President Jimmy Carter

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Feb. 20, 2023 Here are all of Snopes' articles about the 39th President of the United States.
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Did Jimmy Carter Say Robert E. Lee Was 'Never Filled With Hatred'?

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Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 16, 2023 He was not the first Democrat to praise the Confederate leader.
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Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to install solar panels on the roof of the White House

Does the White House Have Solar Panels on Its Roof?

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Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 7, 2022 Jimmy Carter was the first president to have solar panels installed on the roof of the White Hou ...
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A quote meme claimed that former U.S. President Ronald Reagan once said that "you won't get gun control by disarming law-abiding citizens" and also called it "a nasty truth" that "those who seek to inflict harm are not fazed by gun control laws."

Did Reagan Say 'You Won't Get Gun Control by Disarming Law-Abiding Citizens'?

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Jordan Liles
June 1, 2022 A quote meme with former U.S. President Ronald Reagan's image also said "it's a nasty truth" tha ...
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Did Jimmy Carter Once Help Build Affordable Housing With an Eye Injury?

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Jessica Lee
April 14, 2022 For more than two years, fans of the president have circulated images and memes of the alleged i ...
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Are Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter the Longest-Married Couple in Presidential History?

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Nur Ibrahim
July 7, 2021 The couple celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary in 2021.
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Did Jimmy Carter Say 'America Has No Functioning Democracy at This Moment?'

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Dan MacGuill
Oct. 10, 2018 An old quotation attributed to the 39th president re-emerged on social media in October 2018, pr ...
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Did Jimmy Carter Announce That His Cancer Is Spreading?

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Dan MacGuill
Aug. 29, 2018 Viral social media posts rehashed a three-year-old announcement about the former president, who ...
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Fox News Mistakenly Reports President Jimmy Carter's Death

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Bethania Palma
Nov. 27, 2017 The 93-year-old former president is not only alive and well but has remained active.
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Did the Trump Administration 'Veto' Argentina's Decision to Honor Jimmy Carter?

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Kim LaCapria Arturo Garcia
May 1, 2017 A chain of blog posts advanced a rumor that President Trump forced Argentina not to honor Presid ...
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Ronald Reagan Beat Jimmy Carter in a Landslide Despite Trailing 6% in Polls?

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David Emery
Oct. 23, 2016 The claim that Reagan won the 1980 presidential election in a landslide despite trailing well be ...
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