This symptom concerned Jill Biden before Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis | Flipboard

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What to know about This symptom concerned Jill Biden before Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis

The text consists of a series of news snippets and headlines regarding Jill Biden's reflections on Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis and her prayers to their late son, Beau. It also mentions Jill and Joe Biden's support for Hunter Biden's online presence regarding his recovery from addiction.

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What happened

This symptom concerned Jill Biden before Joe Biden's cancer diagnosis Former first lady Jill Biden said she noticed a troubling bedtime tendency that may have foreshadowed former President Joe Biden's aggressive prostate cancer diagnosis: he would use the…

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Jill Biden shared the details during an interview Wednesday, Aug.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Former first lady, 75”

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Wikipedia lists Jill Biden's birth date as June 3, 1951, which makes her 73 or 74 depending on the current date, but cross-references from NYPost and Yahoo explicitly state she is 75 in the context of recent reporting.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joe Biden was 78 years, 2 months of age when he took office as the president of the United States on January 20, 2021. At the time, he became both the oldest person to be inaugurated as U.S. president…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_and_health_concerns_about_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden (née Jacobs, formerly Stevenson; born June 3, 1951) is an American educator who served as the first lady of the United States from 2021 to 2025, as the second wife of Joe Biden…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Biden

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American former politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden

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Claim 2: “Former President Joe Biden, 83, was diagnosed with a stage 4”

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Multiple independent sources (BBC, Yahoo, and web search results) confirm Joe Biden is 83 and was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joe Biden's tenure as the 46th president of the United States began with his inauguration on January 20, 2021, and ended on January 20, 2025. Biden, a member of the Democratic Party, had previously se…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidency_of_Joe_Biden

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joe Biden assumed office as the 46th president of the United States on January 20, 2021, and his term ended on January 20, 2025. The president has the authority to nominate members of his Cabinet to t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_Joe_Biden

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Claim 3: “Jill Biden said she noticed a troubling bedtime tendency that may have foreshadowed former President Joe Biden's aggressive prostate cancer diagnosis: he would use the bathroom as many as seven times at night.”

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Multiple independent web sources (AOL, Yahoo, and others) report that Jill Biden stated Joe Biden was getting up 'seven times a night' prior to his prostate cancer diagnosis.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III (February 3, 1969 – May 30, 2015) was an American politician, lawyer, and Army National Guard officer who served as the 44th attorney general of Delaware from 2007 to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beau_Biden

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Claim 4: “Beau Biden died at the age of 46 after fighting brain cancer.”

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Wikipedia and BBC News both confirm that Beau Biden died at age 46 from brain cancer in 2015.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The family of Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States, includes members prominent in law, education, activism and politics. Biden's immediate family was the first family of the United State…
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Claim 5: “Jill Biden said she and President Joe Biden are “so proud” of son Hunter Biden’s candid online discussions about his recovery from addiction.”

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Multiple independent sources (AOL, Web Search) report that Jill and Joe Biden expressed they are 'so proud' of Hunter Biden's candid online discussions about his recovery from addiction.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jill Biden discusses Hunter Biden’s addiction battle.Jill biden: "I Wanted him to pardon hunter." For years, President Biden said he would never pardon his son. Then he did. Now, Jill Biden says she s…
https://news.meaww.com/jill-biden-regrets-staying-silent-on-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Joe Biden and Jill Biden were "so proud" of their son Hunter Biden for speaking openly about his recovery from addiction.
https://www.aol.com/articles/joe-jill-biden-proud-son-084226…

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web search NEUTRAL — Former first lady Dr. Jill Biden said she and former President Joe Biden are "so proud" of Hunter Biden's social media presence. Hunter began posting extensively on social media to address his journey…
https://nz.news.yahoo.com/jill-biden-says-she-joe-235908261.…

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Claim 6: “Former first lady Dr. Jill Biden said she prays to her late son, Beau Biden”

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Multiple independent sources (AOL, PrimeTimer) report that Jill Biden stated she prays to her late son, Beau Biden, particularly during Joe Biden's cancer battle.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ashley Blazer Biden (born June 8, 1981) is an American social worker, activist, and fashion designer. She served as the executive director of the Delaware Center for Justice from 2014 to 2019. Before …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Biden

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