The White House deleted a tweet claiming seniors will receive big Social Security increases after Twitter issued a fact-check warning.
The Twitter fact check noted that readers had some added “context” to share.
The White House deleted this tweet boasting about seniors getting the biggest increase in Social Security checks in 10 years when Twitter added a "context notice" explaining that increases are automatically given based on the rate of inflation. pic.twitter.com/7jBqwsPYOa
— David Shafer (@DavidShafer) November 2, 2022
The tweet also repeated a claim by Joe Biden during his rambling speech.
Biden stated, “And on my watch, for the first time in 10 years, seniors are getting an increase in their Social Security checks. So, checks are going to be up, and Medicare payments are going to be down.”
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The misleading tweet gave a false impression that the Biden administration is increasing checks.
Why did the @WhiteHouse delete this tweet? pic.twitter.com/sVQYCGMtXt
— Mark Bednar (@MarkBednar) November 2, 2022
But in reality, they are only being adjusted to reflect the rampant 40-year record high inflation.
When White House Press Secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, was asked why the tweet was deleted, she replied that “it was not complete,” then changed the subject to “MAGA Republicans” being a threat.
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A reporter asks Karine Jean-Pierre whether a tweet where the WH took credit for social security benefits was deleted due to a note that was added.
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) November 2, 2022
She says “the tweet was not complete” and to not forget about “MAGA Republicans” threatening benefits pic.twitter.com/iNih7nCZNH
It now seems Democrats are getting a taste of their own medicine and will experience what many conservative publications had to endure for posting accurate information deemed as ‘false’ because it didn’t fit a political narrative.
Biden’s ramblings and falsehoods seem to have nowhere to hide under Twitter’s new leadership.
Earlier this week, Biden confused Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who is hoping to get re-elected in Florida’s 23rd district in greater Miami as a Senator.
Biden also repeated the false claim that his son Beau died in Iraq, even though it has been confirmed on multiple occasions that his son died of brain cancer at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.