Today: Biden and the Deficit, Predicting Earthquakes, and a Fake Salman Rushdie Quote

Plus: Project Veritas founder James O'Keefe stars in production of 'Oklahomah' [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlydARP0REaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvYjNkbDZjMGpwOC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPWdibjgxMXVoMWhXA3NwY0IKY-UUS-djJg7wclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) SATURDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker Feb. 11, 2023 Today: Biden and the Deficit, Predicting Earthquakes, and a Fake Salman Rushdie Quote ~/AASU4wA~/RgRlydARP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvODJ6YmNhaDN0cC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPWdibjgxMXVoMWgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY-UUS-djJg7wclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb Did Joe Biden Increase — or Decrease — the Federal Deficit Since He Became President? On Feb. 7, 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden delivered a State of the Union address and claimed, "In the last two years, my administration cut the deficit by more than $1.7 trillion – the largest deficit reduction in American history." Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy disagreed. Who was right? Jordan Liles and Jessica Lee report. [Read Now](~/AASU4wA~/RgRlydARP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvajQzd2twYXNwOS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPWdibjgxMXVoMWgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY-UUS-djJg7wclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) More From Snopes ~/AASU4wA~/RgRlydARP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9saW5rLndoZXJlYnkudXMvcnpiZzFrZWk0cy8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPWdibjgxMXVoMWgmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKY-UUS-djJg7wclIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb No, It Is Not Possible to Predict an Earthquake A Dutch “researcher” nonetheless claimed to have predicted an earthquake in Turkey in early 2023. 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