Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-05-19 14:53:03 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AEBFA35A1A838A2BE0404980EDE35F79FE4A5BAC74A4E1AA9EB3817224803AC1
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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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