Fact check: Who was president of US in 2024? Factually states, in its “fact-check” of the military parade, that “Biden was not president in 2024.” He wasn’t?? Then who was? Fact-check the fact checkers.

1. Summary of the results

The analyses reveal a clear timeline of U.S. presidential leadership during 2024. Joe Biden served as the 46th President of the United States throughout most of 2024 ^[1]. However, Donald Trump won the November 5, 2024 presidential election with 49.8% of the vote and 312 electoral votes, defeating Kamala Harris who received 48.3% of the vote and 226 electoral votes ^[2]. Trump secured all swing states and became America's 47th president following this election victory ^{[3] [4]}.

The presidential transition occurred according to the standard constitutional timeline, with Biden completing his term and Trump being inaugurated as the new president in January 2025.

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

The original statement appears to misunderstand the fundamental distinction between serving as president during a calendar year versus winning an election held in that year. Several critical pieces of context are missing:

• Biden was indeed president for the majority of 2024 - from January 1st through January 19th, 2025, as confirmed by the timeline of his presidency ^[1]
• The 2024 election was held on November 5, 2024, but the winner doesn't assume office until the following January due to the constitutional transition period ^[2]
• The election featured multiple candidates beyond Trump and Harris, including Jill Stein, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Chase Oliver, providing voters with various political alternatives ^[2]

The original statement also references a fact-check about a "military parade" without providing the source or context of this fact-check, making it impossible to verify the accuracy of the quoted claim that "Biden was not president in 2024."

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The original statement contains significant factual errors and misleading framing:

• The claim that Biden "wasn't" president in 2024 is demonstrably false - Biden served as president for nearly the entire year of 2024 ^[1]
• The statement conflates election victory with immediate assumption of office, ignoring the constitutional transition period between election and inauguration
• The reference to an unnamed fact-checker creates a strawman argument without providing verifiable source material
• The confrontational tone ("Fact-check the fact checkers") suggests an attempt to discredit legitimate fact-checking rather than seek accurate information

This type of statement could benefit political actors who seek to undermine trust in established media and fact-checking organizations, particularly those who might gain from spreading confusion about basic constitutional processes and presidential timelines.