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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPresident Trump has made 6,420 false or misleading claims over 649 days
By Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo and Meg Kelly November 2 at 3:00 AM
If President Trumps torrent of words has seemed overwhelming of late, theres a good reason for that.
In the first nine months of his presidency, President Trump made 1,318 false or misleading claims, an average of five a day. But in the seven weeks leading up the midterm elections, the president made 1,419 false or misleading claims an average of 30 a day.
That adds up to a total of 6,420 claims through Oct. 30, the 649th day of his presidency, according to The Fact Checkers database that analyzes, categorizes and tracks every suspect statement uttered by the president.
The flood of presidential misinformation has picked up dramatically as the president has barnstormed across the country, holding rallies with his supporters. Each of those rallies usually yields 35 to 45 suspect claims. But the president often has tacked on interviews with local media (in which he repeats the same false statements) and gaggles with the White House press corps before and after his trips.
So that adds up to 84 claims on Oct. 1, when he held a rally in Johnson City, Tenn.; 83 claims on Oct. 22, when he held a rally in Houston, and 78 claims on Oct. 19, when he held a rally in Mesa, Ariz.
Put another way: September was the second-biggest month of the Trump presidency, with 599 false and misleading claims. But that paled next to October, with almost double: 1,104 claims, not counting Oct. 31.
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unblock
(52,208 posts)and to think al gore's career was ruined over *one* statement that the media has to lie about in order to call a lie.
dalton99a
(81,479 posts)Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)republican lies are dangerous for America
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republican lies are dangerous for America
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republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
republican lies are dangerous for America
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BSdetect
(8,998 posts)Disgusting piece if drivel that he is.
Botany
(70,501 posts)n/t
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)dalton99a
(81,479 posts)jcgoldie
(11,631 posts)With 9 more redneck rallies before Tuesday, there's a good chance he will get that average up into double digits in time for the midterms.