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Biden's original tweet was not an outright lie. It was even a half-lie. It was the solid truth. That's why the fact-check was to "provide context".
by readthenotes1 4y ago
Biden's original tweet was not an outright lie. It was even a half-lie.
It was the solid truth.
That's why the fact-check was to "provide context".
- deathanatos 4y agoUnless you're interpreting the tweet like [1], a lie, > A statement intended to deceive, even if literally true. … the tweet is factual only to the extent required to deceive the reader. As the increase is a CPI adjustment, by definition real benefits aren't moving. Then there's the entirety of the problems that are being caused by the worst inflation of my life … that's to be chalked up to the Biden admin's "leadership"? The context changes the entire tone of the tweet, because it was a lie. The White House deleted it because they got caught in a lie. The Biden administration should be holding itself to higher standards than this. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33473072 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33473072
- readthenotes1 4y ago"The White House deleted it because they got caught in a lie." Worse, they got caught in a truth