Unsurprisingly, many were either debunked or exaggerated.
Jill married Joe Bidenin her mid-20s afterdivorcing her first husband, businessman Bill Stevenson.
This five-year-long marriage has been the subject of rumors fueled by Stevenson himself.

Most notably, he claims his then-wife was having an affair with Joe.
He claims Jill once skipped attending a Bruce Springsteen concert with him to babysit Joe’s kids.
“I was betrayed by the Bidens,” he toldInside Edition.

“Joe was my friend.
Jill was my wife.”
This was fact-checked and confirmed byReuters.

Such allegiance raises the question of why he decided to throw shade at the couple amid the 2020 election.
Folks aren’t buying her credentials
It’s no secret thatJill Biden loves teaching.
However, not everyone buys her academic history.

Rumors have been going around for years that Biden’s doctoral degree is illegitimate or honorary.
“She’s about as much of a doctor as her husband is a President…
Which is ZERO!!!

“wroteone YouTube user.
Also, NOVA’s president, Anne Kress, praised her career.
However, according to theBBC, Jill Biden has been unwavering in her support of Biden.

Dr. Biden did not take these claims well.
TheDaily Maileven reported on an insider that claimed the educator felt “resentment” about how things unfolded.
A feud with Kamala?
Rumors about tension between Jill Biden and former vice president Kamala Harris aren’t new.
Harris had just lost the election, though, so the audience burst into laughter.
“You’re all reading into that!”
she exclaimed between laughs (viaYouTube).
Shortly after, in January 2025, the two sat together at the funeral of President Jimmy Carter.
“Jill DEFINITELY voted for President Trump,” wrote right-wing journalist Nick Sortor onX.
Alongside his comment is a picture ofher and Donald Trump having a chatdays before his second term started.
Is her and Joe’s faith a sham?
Even though Jill Biden grew up Presbyterian, she has attended Catholic mass with Joe Biden for decades.
For these reasons, many speculate that the couple is just pretending to be religious as a political tactic.
He was only 46 years old.
The first lady shared her frustration with praying for her son to survive and having those prayers go unanswered.
However, a service in South Carolina helped her revive her faith and spirituality.
“It was as if God was saying to me, ‘OK, Jill.
You had enough time.
It’s time to come home,'” she told theAssociated Press.
What if it’s not always Jill Biden who we see?
This explained why some photos showed him alone at the White House while others featured Jill Biden in Paris.
Reuters even provided timestamps for each photo cited by conspiracy theorists.