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Checked by PolitiFact18 Jan 2023United States Economy and jobs

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“Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit or the national debt.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False

PolitiFact says: When Social Security runs a deficit, it relies on its reserve funds that the Treasury Department holds in government bonds. Treasury has to borrow money to repay the bonds, which adds to the federal deficit.