Fact-check: “Joe Biden left Marine veteran Robert Gilman in Russian captivity for more than four years.”
Verdict: Misleading (62% confidence)
The 'more than four years' duration is accurate — Gilman was arrested January 17, 2022 and released August 11, 2026, spanning 1,666 days. But the framing 'Biden left him there' is misleading in two ways: first, Gilman remained in Russian custody for roughly 18 months of Trump's second term before release, so the full detention period was not attributable to Biden alone; second, the State Department under both administrations pressed for his release, and the evidence shows Biden's failure was mo…
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