Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-08-17 09:40:23 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 2E201402209ECF0BC0B1DC54B5FDF96CFCE28249E5845A60A2B1C711C324E220
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Original Note:
While deficits fell, it wasn’t due to Biden’s actions but rather the planned expiration of temporary COVID funding. His actions made the decline smaller. Deficits by year: FY18: $0.78T FY19: $0.98T FY20: $3.13T FY21: $2.77T FY22: $1.38T FY23 (1st 10 months): $1.6T https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/04/28/bidens-misleading-deficit-claim-earns-him-bottomless-pinocchio/, https://www.foxnews.com/media/biden-hit-fact-checker-repeatedly-touting-highly-misleading-deficit-claim-bottomless-pinocchio https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/national-deficit/, https://www.fiscal.treasury.gov/files/reports-statements/mts/mts0723.pdf
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