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Jill Biden
Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden 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, the 46th president of the United States. She was the second lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017 when her husband was the vice president. From 2009 to 2024, she was a professor of English at Northern Virginia Community College. She was the fir…
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politics · First Lady of the United States from 2021 to 2025 · First Lady · politician · teacher · author · English teacher · children's writer · also Jill Biden, Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden, Jill Tracy Biden, Jill Stevenson, Jill Tracy Stevenson, Jill Jacobs-Biden
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2026· 30 entries
“one of America’s best-kept secrets.”
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“the men and women of our armed forces can”
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instyle.com: Jill Biden Gives an Answer on Theories About Joe Biden’s “Inexplicable” 2024 Presidential Debate
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Wide Open Country: "Let's Make This a Positive Journey": Jill Biden Gets Candid About Living With Husband Joe's Cancer
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Yahoo: Jill Biden pressed on whether doctors ruled out a stroke on the night of debate
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Globe Magazine: Jill Biden Talks Knowing Husband Joe Is ‘Going to Die’ Amid His Aggressive Prostate Cancer Battle: ‘I’m Scared’
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Mediaite: ‘Who Knows?’ Jill Biden Fosters Conspiracy Theory That Joe Could Have Been Drugged Before Disastrous Debate
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People.com: Jill Biden Reacts to Conspiracy Theories About Joe’s Debate Performance
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People.com: Jill Biden Says ‘Of Course I’m Scared’ of Losing Husband Joe
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the-sun.com: Jill Biden gives cryptic one-word response when pushed on whether felon son Hunter should run for president - the-sun.com
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Yahoo: Jill Biden entertains possibility Joe was drugged before debate, asked point blank if doctors ruled out stroke
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Yahoo: Jill Biden Responds to Theory Joe Biden Was Drugged Before Debate
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Yahoo: Dr. Jill Biden Offers a Rare Update on Former President Biden’s Cancer Prognosis
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Town & Country: Dr. Jill Biden Provides a Rare Update on Former President Biden’s Cancer in a New Interview
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The Mary Sue: Jill Biden claims it is now Hunter's time to shine
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InStyle: Jill Biden Reveals What Husband Joe Biden’s Latest Cancer Scan Showed
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okmagazine.com: Jill Biden Would 'Support' Son Hunter If He Wants to 'Run' for President: 'He Has to Find His Own Path'
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instyle.com: Jill Biden Reveals Cryptic One-Word Response She’d Have for Hunter Biden If He Wanted to Run for President
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mandatory.com: Jill Biden’s Blunt Answer on Son Hunter’s Presidential Ambitions
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Fox News: Jill Biden addresses son Hunter Biden's media 'explosion,' says it's his time to shine
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For Women First: Jill Biden Reveals She Prays to Late Son Beau ‘Every Morning’ Amid Joe’s Cancer Battle
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TheMix.net: Jill Biden Reveals Who She Prays To After Leaving White House Amidst Joe's Cancer Battle - 'I Need You...'
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People: Jill Biden Says She’d Tell Son Hunter Biden to ‘Run’ If He Wanted to Become President
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AOL: Jill Biden Says She ‘Talks to’ Late Stepson Amid Joe Biden’s Cancer Battle: ‘I Need You’
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mandatory.com: Jill Biden Turns To Late Son Beau As Former Prez Joe Battles Cancer
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Public attention spiked: 6,341 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.7× the usual 1,725, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 18,783 Wikipedia readers in one day, 10.9× the usual 1,725, with 2 article edits. Editors noted: Domestic initiatives and activities
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Public attention spiked: 11,279 Wikipedia readers in one day, 6.5× the usual 1,725, with 0 article edits.
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Stevenson was charged with murdering his wife, 64 year-old Linda Stevenson, whom he married after divorcing Biden
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2025· 4 entries
Snopes rated the claim “In May 2025, Donald Trump Jr. questioned on X how "Dr. Jill Biden" missed former President Joe Biden's aggressive metastatic cancer.” Correct Attribution.
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DW rated the claim “What I want to know is how did Dr. Jill Biden miss stage five metastatic cancer or is this yet another coverup???” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “Jill Biden was a teenager working as the Biden family babysitter when she started dating then-Sen. Joe Biden.” False.
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Snopes rated the claim “A photograph authentically shows former first lady Jill Biden as a young woman.” True.
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2024· 11 entries
PolitiFact rated the claim “First lady Jill Biden led a Cabinet meeting for President Joe Biden and her signature appears on presidential stationery.” False.
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USA Today rated the claim “Jill Biden was in Washington, DC, and Paris at the same time” False.
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The withdrawal of Joe Biden from the 2024 United States presidential election was announced
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Snopes rated the claim “Image authentically depicts French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. first lady Jill Biden holding hands at the NATO summit in Washington D.C.” True.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Video shows TV host ripping into Jill Biden” Satire.
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The Quint rated the claim “Damon Imani critised Joe Biden to Jill Biden on air.” False.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Jill Biden just pulled Joe out of the Normandy event, Macron staying behind with the veterans” Not Early.
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PolitiFact rated the claim ““Nasty photo of Jill Biden leaks.”” False.
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“taught ... my final class ever at Northern Virginia Community College.”
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“s Health Research, a $100 million federal funding for research and development into women”
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Had come amid a series of defeats for Democrats at multiple electoral levels and vote-share declines in many demographics, and occasioned considerable soul-searching about what had gone wrong
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2023· 1 entry
“s health advocate and former California first lady. Jill Biden is also more political than previous first ladies. According to a President”
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2022· 1 entry
Organized seven fundraisers for the Democratic National Committee
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2021· 2 entries
Biden posted a photo on Twitter of her shopping for cupcakes in Washington, D
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Career landmark: First Lady of the United States (2021–2025).
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2020· 1 entry
USA Today rated the claim “Jill Biden said 'whatever is on Hunter's laptop is not important.'” False.
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2018· 1 entry
Awarded Hall of Fame of Delaware Women (2018).
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2015· 1 entry
When he announced he would not run for the Democratic Party presidential nomination in the 2016 election
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2012· 1 entry
Biden began a second term (January 2013) as second lady
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2009· 1 entry
Career landmark: Second Lady or Gentleman of the United States (2009–2017).
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2008· 1 entry
And it was the first appearance in public for Zelenska since the invasion started
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2007· 2 entries
Biden helped found Book Buddies, which provides books for low-income children, and has been very active in Delaware Boots on the Ground, an organization that supports military families
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Studied at University of Delaware, Doctor of Education (2007).
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2004· 1 entry
Urged her husband to run again for president, later saying: "I literally wore black for a week
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1993· 1 entry
That provides educational breast health awareness programs free of charge to schools and other groups in the state of Delaware
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1991· 2 entries
Regarding Anita Hill and the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination
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“Raul helped build this organization with the understanding that the diversity of this community, as distinct as the bodegas of the Bronx, as beautiful as the blossoms of Miami, and as unique as the breakfast tacos here in San Antonio, is your strength.”
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1987· 1 entry
Studied at Villanova University, Master of Arts (1987).
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1981· 2 entries
And Jill stopped working for two years while raising the three children
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Studied at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Master of Education (1981).
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1977· 2 entries
At the Chapel at the United Nations in New York City
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Married Joe Biden, a widower, and became the stepmother of Beau and Hunter
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1975· 1 entry
Studied at University of Delaware, Bachelor of Arts (1975).
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1969· 1 entry
Studied at Upper Moreland High School (1969).
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1961· 1 entry
The Jacobs family moved to Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, a northern suburb of Philadelphia, and Donald became the president and CEO of InterCounty Savings and Loan in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia
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1951· 1 entry
Born 1951-06-03.
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