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White House DELETES Tweet Bragging About Social Security After Being Fact-Checked

(Infowars) Joe Biden’s White House deleted a tweet Wednesday shortly after Twitter attached a disclaimer fact-checking a false claim about Social Security benefits increasing.

“Seniors are getting the biggest increase in their Social Security checks in 10 years through President Biden’s leadership,” the White House had tweeted Tuesday.

But Twitter added a “context” banner below the tweet that “people might want to know,” noting that the Social Security increase was brought on by record inflation.

The Social Security adjustment was based on a 1972 bill signed by former President Richard Nixon that automatically ties the Social Security rate to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre defended the decision to delete the misleading tweet on Wednesday, claiming it was “not complete” and lacked proper “context.”

Twitter’s new CEO Elon Musk addressed the disclaimer he called the “community notes feature,” claiming Twitter’s goal is to become “the most accurate source of information on Earth, without regard to political affiliation.”

Twitter has been fact-checking Biden’s lies since Elon Musk bought the platform for $44 billion last week.

Biden last Friday bragged that his “Inflation Reduction Act” compelled 55 corporations to actually pay federal taxes.

But Twitter attached a disclaimer clarifying that only 14 of the 55 corporations mentioned would qualify to pay higher federal taxes under Biden’s bill.

Biden was fact-checked again the same day about insulin costs, claiming they would be capped at $35 a month.

“Some seniors pay $400 a month for insulin. It’s ridiculous. Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, we’re capping that cost at $35 a month,” Biden tweeted.

But the included Twitter disclaimer noted that under Biden’s “Inflation Reduction Act,” the insulin caps apply only to people with Medicare coverage.

“While the Inflation Reduction Act capped insulin costs at $35 for individuals on Medicare, it did not cap costs for seniors on private insurance or anyone under the age of 65. Out of the 8.4 million Americans who take insulin, only 3.3 million are covered by Medicare.”

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