U.S. presidents have used autopens since Thomas Jefferson; the first to use an autopen to sign a law was Barack Obama.

Dozens of executive orders signed by former President Joe Biden were authorized with identical autopen signatures — raising crucial questions about whether he was fully aware of what he was signing, critics say.

Former President Joe Biden's alleged use of a mechanical device to replicate signatures during his time at the White House has sent Republicans into an angered frenzy. The conservative Heritage Foundation's Oversight Project,