Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-05-19 12:42:31 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 97918B2CF60B6B9646A9C71A04423BE00B61CF4ED5FF12D31392E5BD8FF892C7
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Original Note:
The $1.7 trillion reduction was caused by previously planned expiration of COVID spending. Biden's actions raised, rather than lowered, the deficit. This misleading claim has been repeated (& debunked) so often the Washington Post gave it a Bottomless Pinocchio rating. https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/07/politics/fact-check-president-biden-state-of-the-union/index.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/28/bidens-misleading-deficit-claim-earns-him-bottomless-pinocchio/
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