Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-07-02 16:34:46 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F59B2C3524910D9084E87FC317B6D3B53EF1239FC6D9F0ED37E54B2C48F9B4F7
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Original Note:
The $1.7 trillion deficit reduction was caused by previously planned & automatic expiration of temporary COVID spending rather than Biden's actions. This widely debunked claim has been repeated 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.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-joe-biden-bring-down-national-debt-trillion-1799499 https://www.factcheck.org/2023/02/factchecking-the-state-of-the-union-4/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/28/bidens-misleading-deficit-claim-earns-him-bottomless-pinocchio/
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