“AS A MATTER OF FACT, MY FIRST TWO YEARS IN OFFICE I’VE LOWERED THE DEFICIT BY A RECORD $1.7 TRILLION. LOWERED THE DEFICIT — THE DEBT."; "BY OUR COUNT, BIDEN HAS SAID AT LEAST 30 TIMES SINCE JUNE HE’S TAKEN CREDIT FOR REDUCING THE BUDGET DEFICIT BY $1.7 TRILLION". - WAPO; FOR THIS CLAIM BIDEN HAS EARNED THE WASHINGTON POST BOTTOMLESS PINOCCHIO AWARD
