The Biden administration deleted a tweet taking credit for the recent bump in Social Security checks after Twitter users called it out. 

The official White House account said on the social media site Tuesday that “seniors are getting the biggest increase in their Social Security checks in 10 years through President Biden's leadership.”

As part of a crowd-sourced fact-checking program, Twitter then added a notice to the tweet that pointed out the increase was due to the annual cost of living adjustment, which is based on the inflation rate. The White House responded by deleting the tweet Wednesday.

At a press briefing Wednesday, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that the tweet was taken down because it did not have appropriate context.  

Billionaire Elon Musk, who closed his acquisition of Twitter last week, said the deleted White House tweet shows “the system is working.” In a separate tweet, he praised the fact-checking program and said his goal is to “make Twitter the most accurate source of information on Earth, without regard to political affiliation.”

The system is working ????
—Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 2, 2022

Big Bump
Social Security benefits are set to increase 8.7% in 2023, the largest boost since 1981. That’s due to the year-over-year change in inflation, as reflected by the Consumer Price Index for Wage Earners and Clerical Workers for the third quarter.

This isn’t the first time Democrats have taken credit for the increase. Shortly after the cost-of-living adjustment was announced last month, New York Representative Carolyn Maloney said on Twitter that her party had provided “a historic adjustment to get our seniors the economic help they need.”

While Republicans talk about eliminating social security, Democrats have provided a historic adjustment to get our seniors the economic help they need. I will never leave our seniors behind to score political points. https://t.co/yRClkQ0YGi
—Carolyn B. Maloney (@RepMaloney) October 13, 2022

Inflation is set to be a major point of contention in the upcoming midterm election, with Republican candidates blaming Democrats for the increasingly dour economic outlook.  The most recent inflation reading showed that core consumer prices increased 6.6% from a year ago, the highest level since 1982.

—With assistance from Jennifer Jacobs and Jordan Fabian.

This article was provided by Bloomberg News.