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FACT CHECK: No, Karine Jean-Pierre Did Not Say Joe Biden’s IQ Is 187 During A Recent Press Briefing

viral post Shared by XAccording to a former Twitter account, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre reportedly said at a recent press conference that President Joe Biden's IQ is 187.

Verdict: False

A transcript of the Jan. 29 press conference available on the White House website shows that Jean-Pierre made no such remarks.

Fact check:

Biden reportedly called former President Donald Trump a “loser” during a fundraiser in Florida on Tuesday. Associated Press. The newspaper said the fundraiser was held at the Pelican Club in Jupiter, not far from President Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence.

“The White House claims Joe Biden has an IQ of 187,” Karine Jean-Pierre said just after a briefing Monday morning. [sic] Joe Biden took an “aptitude test” and obtained an overwhelming IQ of 187, making him the smartest president in US history! 187 could be his weight or height? ” The X post claims to have been viewed more than 200,000 times.

The post, shared by X on January 29, includes a video that compiles various clips of Biden appearing confused or making gaffes.

However, this claim is false.a transcript A transcript of the Jan. 29 press conference available on the White House website shows that Jean-Pierre made no such remarks.video of Briefing session It also supports the fact that Jean-Pierre did not mention that Biden took an aptitude test or that he had an IQ score of 187. (Related: No, Donald Trump didn't post about Alina Haba being inexperienced)

Similarly, Biden has not addressed his claims. Personal it's not his either Government X Account.Additionally, we found “Check the facts” There are no reliable reports recently. to support the claim. In fact, the opposite is true. Mr. Snopes also classified this claim as false in one document. January 30th: Error exposed.

Also an IQ test different IQ tests measure a person's cognitive abilities in terms of reasoning and problem solving, whereas aptitude tests measure a person's ability to learn tasks related to a particular job or skill.

Check Your Fact has reached out to the White House for comment and will update this article accordingly.

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