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Twitter Fact-Checks Biden, Disputes His Claim About U.S. Defaulting On Debt

President Joe Biden wears sunglasses after making a joke about becoming the "Dark Brandon" persona during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington, Saturday, April 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

It turns out that President Biden ran afoul of a new Twitter feature known as Community Notes, which fact-checks and adds context to tweets.

Biden had claimed that America has “never, ever failed to pay our debt.” He, of course, blamed MAGA Republicans, whoever they are, for “threatening to force America into default.”

Twitter readers responded with a list of occasions when the U.S. defaulted on various debts.

 

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