Biden White House fact-checked by Twitter users again for exaggerated deficit claim

The White House was fact-checked by Twitter users on Monday after trying to take credit for the "largest" one-year cut to the federal budget deficit in American history. 

President Biden's communications team attempted to exaggerate the administration's record on lowering the deficit on Twitter and was handed another Community Note that provided missing context for the White House's claim. 

"The Biden-Harris Administration lowered the deficit with the single largest one-year reduction in American history," the White House tweeted Monday. 

But readers added important details the White House left out, noting that deficit spending ramped up during the COVID-19 pandemic between fiscal years 2020 and 2021.