Biden used notecards with names, photos of prominent Dems such as Hillary Clinton at public events

Question

Unearthed note cards from the Biden era show the administration detailed the names and photos of high-profile Democrats, such as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, as well as lesser-known individuals for then-President Joe Biden to ostensibly reference during live events, documents obtained by Fox News Digital show. 

Five different “palm cards,” which are hand-sized note cards frequently used by politicians for quick reminders or talking points during public events, especially while on the campaign trail, were uncovered amid an investigation of National Archive documents related to the Biden administration’s use of an autopen, and obtained by Fox News Digital.  

Four of the five cards obtained by Fox Digital are stamped with a disclaimer reading, “PRESIDENT HAS SEEN,” while a fifth card detailing an ABC News reporter’s question to Biden during a press conference did not include that stamp. 

It is unclear if Biden relied on each of the cards during the various public events.

Answer 1

Although it does seem odd at first that the vast majority of the information about this comes from Fox News, it is confirmed to be true to some extent. When Biden's former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked about the notecards, she said, "It is entirely normal for a president to be briefed on reporters who will be asking questions at a press conference, and issues we expect they might ask about. We do not have specific questions in advance, that's not something that we do..." This clip of an interview was posted on CNN's official YouTube page and is referenced in talks about the notecards. Sadly however, I could not find the raw footage of this interview.
I was able to find the original Fox News article on these incidents which was the main source of information for articles posted by outlets such as the New York Post and KOMO News. It's important to remember, however, that these news outlets are considered to be more conservative leaning, so some aspects of these articles may be dramatized.
I find it incredibly odd that (with the soul exception of CNN), no moderate or democratic leaning news source has posted anything about this. If it weren't for the interview with Karine Jean-Pierre, I would have absolutely thought this was false, but due to her confirmation of the cards existence, it does seem to be true to the extent of interview questions. Most of what has been written on the subject does seem to be exaggerated to imply a lack of cognitive function from the former president. Although this topic is still heavily debated to this day, Biden's physician determined a cognitive test to be unnecessary during his time as president.

(Side Note): Although Karine Jean-Pierre was previously in a White House elected position, she does not currently have a publicly available email, so sadly I cannot ask her to comment further to answer your other references to notecards with information for democratic representatives.

Karine Jean-Pierre's Confirmation (CNN): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKOusB4FVjU 

Original Article from Fox News: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/exclusive-unearthed-biden-note-cards-reveal-he-had-bios-photo-reminders-hillary-clinton-schumer 

Comments

I appreciate the citing of sources from both left and right leaning news sources on this topic. I also like the elaborating on everything you provide, leaving little room for confusion or questioning if this is a valid statement while also leaving room open for discussion and further investigation.

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This was a great fact check of the original claim! I thought it was very insightful to talk about how the majority of the information was coming from an outlet like Fox News, which is known to lean mostly right. I think this is important to consider when consuming news stories, especially surrounding political figures. I also thought it was great that you thought about sending Katherine Jean-Pierre an email for further details to add to the notecard statement from CNN. Although I also think it's interesting to note that the other news source reporting on this was CNN, which is known to lean left. I wonder why this is the case, and it would be interesting to know if other non-profit news sources have reported on this claim. Overall, great job!

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I liked how you used information from both sides of the political isle to come to a conclusion on this claim (using both Fox News/CNN) Along with this I agree that both are biased and hard sources to pin down. Despite not being able to get a primary or un biased source I appreciate your work into finding the truth. I also like how you found where the original commenter got their information from. I personally do not think Fox News is generally a good source but in this case I think you did a great job using it to portray how the original claim was factual and correct!