Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-05-19 23:39:32 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9F989473228008AFA4051D6E7D47617419A72C109BCF66E01F4ED0A46415E685
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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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