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Donald Trump has passed 5,000 false claims as president. As of Sunday: 5,276. Mega-update from the last six weeks, featuring 351 false claims: thestar.com/news/world/ana…
Trump's pace, per @EdTubb:
- 343 days for his first 1,000 false claims as president
- 197 days for his second 1,000
- 93 days for his third 1,000
- 75 days for his fourth 1,000
- 125 days for his fifth 1,000
The main difference is that the Post counts claims that are not false but that it considers "misleading." A large number of those claims are objectively true. It's not correct when people say the Post has counted "10,000 lies."
Some things Trump was wrong about in the last six weeks: the weather, health care, Harley, taxes, crowds, North Korea, NATO, Puerto Rico, tariffs, media, Mueller, NAFTA, the wall, one of his development disputes, Clinton, bald eagles, wind power, asylum, "Merry Christmas."
Yes, of course, it's fair to count both, and the Post does excellent work I frequently cite -- just want to be clear that "10,000 lies" description (from others, not the Post) isn't quite right.
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