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Hunter Biden denies cocaine found at the White House in 2023 was his: ‘I wasn’t even there’

Nypost · · 428 words · By Victor Nava
White House security/scandal Hunter Biden's credibility
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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Hunter Biden denied Thursday that he had anything to do with the infamous bag of cocaine discovered at the White House in 2023.”
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Multiple independent web sources (POLITICO and another news report) confirm that Hunter Biden denied involvement with the cocaine found at the White House in 2023 during an interview.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Hunter Biden (born February 4, 1970) is an American artist, disbarred former attorney, and businessman. He is the second son of former president Joe Biden and his first wife, Neilia Hunter Bide…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Biden
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On October 14, 2020, the Hunter Biden laptop controversy began when the New York Post published a story about a laptop that belonged to Hunter Biden that had been abandoned at a Delaware computer shop…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Biden_laptop_letter
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American retired politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represente…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden
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“the bag discovered by Secret Service near the White House Situation Room three years ago”
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Multiple sources confirm the Secret Service discovered a bag of cocaine in the White House, specifically mentioning the area near the Situation Room.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On the evening of April 25, 2026, gunshots were fired near the main security screening area for the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. President Don…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_White_House_Correspondent…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Secret Service uses code names for U.S. presidents, first ladies, and other prominent persons and locations. The use of such names was originally for security purposes and dates to a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Service_code_name
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Situation Room is an intelligence management complex on the ground floor of the West Wing of the White House. Although the name suggests it is a single room, it is a 5,000 square feet (460 m2) op…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Situation_Room
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“Biden, who got hooked on crack cocaine after his brother’s death in 2015”
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While evidence confirms Hunter Biden had addictions to crack cocaine and alcohol, the provided evidence does not specifically link the start of this addiction to his brother's death in 2015. The Wikipedia entry for Neilia Hunter Biden mentions her death in 1972, not a brother in 2015.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Hunter Biden (born February 4, 1970) is an American artist, disbarred former attorney, and businessman. He is the second son of former president Joe Biden and his first wife, Neilia Hunter Bide…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Biden
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In October 2020, a controversy arose involving a laptop that belonged to Hunter Biden. The owner of a Delaware computer shop, John Paul Mac Isaac, said that the laptop had been left by a man who ident…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Biden_laptop_controvers…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Neilia Hunter Biden (née Hunter; July 28, 1942 – December 18, 1972) was an American teacher and the first wife of Joe Biden, who later became the 46th president of the United States. She died in a car…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neilia_Hunter_Biden
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“told Owens he’s been “clean and sober” since June 1, 2019.”
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Two independent web sources report that Hunter Biden told Candace Owens he has been 'clean and sober' since June 1, 2019.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Hunter Biden (born February 4, 1970) is an American artist, disbarred former attorney, and businessman. He is the second son of former president Joe Biden and his first wife, Neilia Hunter Bide…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Biden
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On October 14, 2020, the Hunter Biden laptop controversy began when the New York Post published a story about a laptop that belonged to Hunter Biden that had been abandoned at a Delaware computer shop…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Biden_laptop_letter
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Neilia Hunter Biden (née Hunter; July 28, 1942 – December 18, 1972) was an American teacher and the first wife of Joe Biden, who later became the 46th president of the United States. She died in a car…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neilia_Hunter_Biden
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“Biden, who was issued a blanket pardon by his father for any crimes committed between Jan. 1, 2014, and Dec. 1, 2024”
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Multiple sources (The Maine Wire and other reports) confirm that President Joe Biden issued a blanket pardon for Hunter Biden covering crimes committed between January 1, 2014, and December 1, 2024.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robert Hunter Biden (born February 4, 1970) is an American artist, disbarred former attorney, and businessman. He is the second son of former president Joe Biden and his first wife, Neilia Hunter Bide…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Biden
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American retired politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represente…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Neilia Hunter Biden (née Hunter; July 28, 1942 – December 18, 1972) was an American teacher and the first wife of Joe Biden, who later became the 46th president of the United States. She died in a car…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neilia_Hunter_Biden
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“Former President Joe Biden, Hunter, and other members of the first family were at Camp David in Maryland when the dime-sized bag of cocaine was found on July 2, 2023, a Sunday night.”
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Fox News and other web search results confirm that Joe Biden and Hunter Biden were at Camp David on July 2, 2023, when the cocaine was discovered at the White House.
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web search NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Delaware in the United States S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden
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web search NEUTRAL — The Biden family, including the former president and his son, Hunter Biden, were not staying at the White House when the cocaine was discovered. Instead, the family was staying at presidential retreat…
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-reveals-who-he-believ…
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web search NEUTRAL — Biden was at Camp David over the weekend and returned to the White House Tuesday morning. This story has been updated with additional reporting.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/05/politics/white-house-coca…
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“Hunter Biden had been spotted at the White House by reporters the Friday before the discovery”
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One specific web search result reports that Hunter Biden was at the White House the Friday before the discovery. Other sources mention the discovery but do not independently corroborate his presence on that specific Friday.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hunter Biden was a founding board member of BHR Partners, a Chinese investment company, in 2013, and later served on the board of Burisma Holdings, one of the largest private natural gas producers in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_Biden
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web search NEUTRAL — Hunter Biden was at the White House Friday before departing for a long holiday weekend to Camp David with President Joe Biden. Pictured: Hunter arrived back at Fort McNair before heading to the White …
https://www.dailymail.com/news/us-politics/article-12262549/…
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web search NEUTRAL — Joe Biden‘s son Hunter Biden is opening up about his troubled past.However, she began by asking Hunter if the small plastic bag of cocaine the United States Secret Service discovered inside the White …
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/hunte…
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“The Biden administration never determined the origin of the bag of cocaine.”
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Multiple sources indicate that the administration did not identify the owner of the cocaine and that the culprit had yet to be found.
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web search NEUTRAL — The culprit behind the White House’s July snowstorm has yet to be found, and the Biden administration isn’t answering whether President Biden or Hunter Biden owned the Independence Day cocaine dominat…
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/experts-baffled-white-house…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cocaine found in West Wing of White House while President Biden was away: What we know.Biden departed for Camp David on Friday evening and did not return to the White House until Tuesday morning.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/07/04/powd…
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web search NEUTRAL — President Biden and Vice President Harris promised to move quickly to deliver results for working families. That’s what they’ve done.
https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/
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“The FBI, under the Trump administration, reopened the case in 2025 but has not made any arrests.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to support the claim that the FBI reopened the case in 2025 under the Trump administration.
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