Washington Examiner
Misinformation has become the new watchword of modern politics and typically consists of cherry-picked facts that lack context and suggest a conclusion that would otherwise be irrational or incomplete. For example, claims by the Biden administration that the president’s policies produced one of the fastest economic recoveries on record leave out the reality that much of the growth came not from a well-crafted policy agenda but rather from state governments reopening their economies after a year of lockdowns.
President Joe Biden’s recent tweet comparing U.S. and Chinese economic growth is one example of this false claim. He tweeted, “Independent experts have even projected that the U.S. economy could grow faster than China’s economy this year. That hasn’t happened since 1976.”
Without context, the tweet suggests that under his administration’s watch, U.S. economic growth will surpass its greatest rival, a country known for posting astounding GDP numbers. Yet what Biden’s claim fails to acknowledge is that China’s economy has been stunted by authoritarian policy blunders such as “zero-COVID.” Therefore, America’s superior growth prospects are due not to a significant improvement in the U.S. economy but to an underperforming Chinese market.+
