President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address was met with both praise and criticism as fact-checkers analyzed his claims. According to a CNN fact check, most of Biden’s statements were found to be accurate, but there were some misleading and exaggerated claims.
One of the points of contention was Biden’s assertion about reducing the federal budget deficit, with critics pointing out that the impact of the corporate minimum tax was not as significant as he claimed. Additionally, Alabama Senator Katie Britt falsely claimed that inflation is at a 40-year low in her response to Biden’s address.
However, Biden’s claim about the national debt increase during the Trump administration was confirmed, as well as his statement about the US economy adding 800,000 new manufacturing jobs under his administration. The fact-checking also supported his assertion that the Inflation Reduction Act cut the federal deficit by $160 billion.
On the other hand, Biden’s claim that he has cut the federal deficit by over $1 trillion was deemed misleading due to various factors. Despite this, the US economy added a record 15 million new jobs in the first three years of Biden’s term, and a record 16 million Americans started small businesses.
Claims about the impact of the corporate minimum tax on big companies not paying federal income tax and the reduction of violent crime to its lowest levels in over 50 years were also fact-checked and confirmed. However, Biden’s statement about Covid-19 deaths under the Trump administration was found to need context.
Senator Britt’s claims about inflation and deportations under Biden’s administration were also scrutinized, with the former being found false and the latter needing further context. Overall, while Biden’s address contained some inaccuracies, the fact-checking process sheds light on the complex reality behind the claims made during the State of the Union.
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