“And here’s what the American Families Plan doesn’t do: It doesn’t add a single penny to our deficit.”
What FactCheck.org found
One independent analysis contradicts that, and another says it would be the case in 15 years if the American Jobs Plan is also enacted.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Joe Biden (President of the United States) made this claim around 3 May 2021. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 6 May 2021, 3 days later. Its rating was “Spins the Facts”.
Joe Biden has 509 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 140 of them false or fake, 281 misleading or mixed and 34 true.
One other organisation checked what looks like the same claim. Their ratings are listed below.
Also checked by
- Washington Post: Needs context“Here’s what the American Families Plan doesn’t do: It doesn’t add a single penny to our deficit.”
Where the claim appeared
- whitehouse.govhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/05/03/remarks-by-president…
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