“By the way, we’ve also … reduced the deficit by $350 billion my first year. This year, it’s going to be over $1.5 trillion, reduced the debt.”
Joe Bide
U.S. pesident. in an interview with 60 Muniutes. Claim dated 18 Sep 2022.
Washington Post rated thisThree Pinocchios
What Washington Post found
The numbers are right but Biden has incrased the deficit from what was projected before he became president.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Joe Bide (U.S. pesident) made this claim around 18 September 2022. Washington Post (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 23 September 2022, 5 days later. Its rating was “Three Pinocchios”.
Where the claim appeared
- cbsnews.comhttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/president-joe-biden-60-minutes-interview-transcript-2022-09-…
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