Suspicious: Romney to Lead Health and Human Services
The Claim
Joe Biden asked Mitt Romney to lead Health and Human Services in his upcoming administration.
News posted on
Emerging story
A story appearing in The Buffalo Chronicle that cited unnamed sources claimed that Joe Biden has asked Mitt Romney to lead Health and Human Services.
Users across social media continued to spread this claim.
Misbar’s Analysis
The Misbar team has determined that this claim is suspicious. Since the story appearing in the Buffalo Chronicle lacks a byline, we tried to find other sources that supported the claim. We could not find any. There is no report from the Biden campaign to corroborate the story. Furthermore, a Twitter post linked to a story run by The Daily Wire returns a page that no longer exists.
Additionally, a link to a story posted on KJZZ, a television station in Utah, also no longer exists.
KUTV, a CBS affiliate in Utah, also returned a webpage that no longer exists. Since there is nothing to corroborate the claim, we rate the story as suspicious.
