Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-06-01 18:22:11 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C404925731206F1F67D889258F6503735BE478B6D4412F6028CA978CD65239C8
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The deficit is not “already lower than last year.” In Fiscal Year (FY) 2024, the U.S. federal budget deficit was approximately $1.8 trillion: https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-25-107714 For FY 2025, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects a deficit of $1.9 trillion, which is an increase from the previous year: https://budget.house.gov/press-release/congressional-budget-office-updates-baseline-deficit-totals-to-third-highest-in-american-history
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