Biden Gets Fact-Checked On Twitter

For the first time since he’s been in office, Joe Biden has officially been fact-checked on Twitter.

Biden’s latest tweet stated “In 2020, 55 corporations made $40 billion. And they paid zero in federal taxes.”

The fact checkers revealed “Out of the 55 corporations the tweet references, only 14 had earnings greater than $1 billion and would be eligible under Biden’s tax law.”

Take a look:

Amazing! Elon bought twitter and now Biden is getting fact checked by users. pic.twitter.com/MLD9QFL2YY

— Election Wizard (@ElectionWiz) October 29, 2022

Hasn’t even been 48 hours since Elon officially bought Twitter and he already fact checked Joe Biden 💀 pic.twitter.com/xhVaUrQV6p

— Wall Street Memes (@wallstmemes) October 29, 2022

PJ Media shared these details:

A few moments ago, less than 24 hours after Elon Musk took over as Chief Twit of Twitter, a fact-check has been placed on one of Joe Biden’s @POTUS tweets because… he’s lying. Biden tweeted, “Let me give you the facts. In 2020, 55 corporations made $40 billion. And they paid zero in federal taxes. My Inflation Reduction Act puts an end to this.”

Not so fast, homie. Twitter took the opportunity to add context that said, “Out of the 55 corporations the tweet referenced only 14 had earnings greater than $1 billion and would be eligible under Biden’s tax law.” LOL

On a separate occasion Snopes even fact-checked Biden:

While speaking in Syracuse, New York, Biden said, “Today, the most common price of gas in America is $3.39, down from over $5 when I took office.” Both of these figures were false. https://t.co/4CMWlGXbI8

— snopes.com (@snopes) October 28, 2022

Here’s Snope’s report:

On Oct. 27, 2022, U.S. President Joe Biden falsely claimed that U.S. gas prices were “over $5” per gallon when he took office in January 2021. While speaking in Syracuse, New York, Biden said, “Today, the most common price of gas in America is $3.39, down from over $5 when I took office.”

According to The Associated Press, Biden was speaking in Syracuse to “showcase a significant investment by the U.S.-based company Micron, one of the largest microchip manufacturers in the world.”

Townhall.com tweeted a video of the moment in question. Biden provided two inaccurate figures in the same breath, one about the gas prices when he took office and another regarding costs during the week he spoke in Syracuse.