Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-06-06 16:32:28 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8BAD81F58DB03D3A7B0570CCFCBCE4CCD82FE1D2A0B31DEE0E02511E954076C2
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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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