The program aims 'to create a better informed world' by doing so. 'Community Notes' is a program run by Twitter that allows readers 'on Twitter to collaboratively add context to potentially misleading Tweets,' Twitter says. While the White House's claim was apparently technically factual, users evidently felt it was missing critical context. Twitter's Community Notes section linked to fiscal data provided by the Treasury Department to back up its fact check on the White House. 'But the FY22 deficit is still the 4th largest in history and is 41% larger than FY19.'

COVID-driven deficits in both FY20 & 21 were roughly double the previous record (09), making the drop to FY22 sizeable,' Twitter said in its fact check addition to the White House's tweet. The 'Community Notes' blurb also mentioned how the pandemic played a role in the shifting numbers. Users of social media giant Twitter apparently felt a need to fact check the White House's claim, and added in a 'Community Notes' section that, despite the huge reduction in the Fiscal Year 2022 deficit, it's still among the largest in history. The Biden-Harris Administration lowered the deficit with the single largest one-year reduction in American history,' The White House's official Twitter account posted on Monday night.

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