White House deletes tweet about Social Security
The White House deleted a tweet about increased Social Security payments after apparently realizing it reflected poorly on Biden Read Full Article at RT.com
Twitter users had earlier fact-checked the text and claimed it was actually bragging about sky-high inflation
US President Joe Biden’s administration has quietly deleted from the official White House account a tweet posted on Tuesday that praised a big increase in Social Security payments.
The move came after users had appended a fact-check arguing the president was effectively boasting about the high inflation rate.
“Seniors are getting the biggest increase in their Social Security checks in 10 years through President Biden’s leadership,” the tweet read. A skeptical user had added a note clarifying that the size of the cost-of-living increase is calculated proportional to inflation, meaning a record increase in one reflects a record increase in the other.
Biden social media geniuses are giving Biden credit for the biggest Social Security COLA in 10 years, but neglect to mention that SS COLA is an automatic formula based on government inflation metric (CPI).