With Elon Musk’s purchase of the social media giant, Twitter, people are hoping for a return to free speech and facts on the platform.
It may be too soon to tell, but people were pleasantly surprised when Twitter fact-checked one of President Biden’s tweets when his office gloated:
“Seniors are getting the biggest increase in their social security checks in 10 years through President Biden’s leadership.”
In response to the now-deleted Tweet, Twitter pointed out in a statement below the tweet, that the increase was simply an automatic cost of living adjustment due to inflation caused by the Biden administration.
The fact check stated:
“Seniors will receive a large Social Security benefit increase due to the annual cost of living adjustment, which is based on the inflation rate. President Nixon in 1972 signed into law automatic benefit adjustments tied to the Consumer Price Index. Pub. L. 92-336 (1972).”
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