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2023-07-14 13:29:10 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F8C75AB199DFA490CE4B2535FF8C41A9FAC4FB140936B4653741EBB010E66FB4
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The U.S. deficit did decline by $1.7 trillion between FY20 and FY22. https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/national-deficit/#:~:text=Deficit%20by%20year The inaccuracy comes from Biden claiming credit as (1) its cause was previously planned expiration of COVID funding and (2) his added spending made the drop less than it otherwise would have been. https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/07/politics/fact-check-president-biden-state-of-the-union/index.html, https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-hit-fact-checker-repeatedly-touting-highly-misleading-deficit-claim-bottomless-pinocchio.
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