The following article by Jaqueline Thomsen was posted on the Hill website January 6, 2018:
President Trump said Saturday that Mexico will pay for his proposed wall on the U.S.–Mexico border, one day after it was reported that he will ask Congress for $18 billion to fund the wall. Continue reading “Trump reiterates ‘Mexico will pay for the wall’ after $18B request to Congress”
The following article by Aaron Rupar was posted on the Think Progress website January 4, 2018:
On Thursday, White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked if President Trump agrees with Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision to rescind Obama-era federal guidance discouraging prosecutors from prosecuting certain marijuana cases in states where it is legal.
Sanders indicated that Trump does in fact agree with Sessions’ move to restore federal power — one that threatens to throw the country’s $20 billion legal cannabis market into chaos. Continue reading “Sarah Huckabee Sanders lied about Trump’s position on marijuana and we have receipts”
The following article by Jane Onyanga-Omara was posted on the USA Today website January 4, 2018:
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has denied claims that during the 2016 presidential elections he warned Jared Kushner that British intelligence may have spied on President Trump’s staff. Buzz60
LONDON — Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has rejected a claim that he warned Jared Kushner that British intelligence might have spied on President Trump’s staff during the 2016 presidential election.
U.S. author and columnist Michael Wolff wrote in his controversial new book Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House that Blair shared a “juicy rumor” with Trump’s son-in-law “that the British had the Trump campaign staff under surveillance, monitoring its telephone calls and other communications and possibly even Trump himself,” the Times of London reported. Continue reading “Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair denies Trump spying claim”
The following article by Glenn Kessler was posted on the Washington Post website January 3, 2018:
Back from holiday break, President Trump tweeted on a variety of issues Jan. 2. Per his usual practices, some of his assertions were factually questionable. Here’s a quick tour through his tweets.
The people of Iran are finally acting against the brutal and corrupt Iranian regime. All of the money that President Obama so foolishly gave them went into terrorism and into their “pockets.” The people have little food, big inflation and no human rights. The U.S. is watching!
Continue reading “Fact-checking President Trump’s post-New Year’s tweets”
The following article by Emily C. Singer was posted on the Mic.com website January 2, 2018:
On Tuesday morning, President Donald Trump took credit for creating policies that led to the lack of commercial airline crashes in 2017.
“Since taking office I have been very strict on Commercial Aviation,” Trump tweeted. “Good news – it was just reported that there were Zero deaths in 2017, the best and safest year on record!” Continue reading “Trump incorrectly takes credit for commercial jet safety in 2017”
The following article by Glenn Kessler, Meg Kelly and Nicole Lewis was posted on the Washington Post website January 2, 2018:
As of Jan. 1, President Trump has made 1,950 false or misleading claims since taking office. Here are the five he says most regularly. (Meg Kelly/The Washington Post)
With just 18 days before President Trump completes his first year as president, he is now on track to exceed 2,000 false or misleading claims, according to our database that analyzes, categorizes and tracks every suspect statement uttered by the president.
As of Monday, the total stood at 1,950 claims in 347 days, or an average of 5.6 claims a day. (Our full interactive graphic can be found here.) Continue reading “President Trump has made 1,950 false or misleading claims over 347 days”
The following article by Emily C. Singer was posted on the Mic.com website December 30, 2017:
As 2017 comes to a close, Mic took a look back at the first year Navigating Trump’s America.
The year was turbulent and filled with change — but there was one constant: President Donald Trump using Twitter to spew falsehoods and lies.
Since taking office on Jan. 20, Trump uttered “1,628 false and misleading claims,” according to the Washington Post’s Fact Checker, which chronicled Trump’s statements.
Some were as simple as falsely inflating statistics — such as claiming the U.S. Coast Guard saved 16,000 lives during Hurricane Harvey in Texas, when the number was actually 11,000. Continue reading “Donald Trump’s 6 biggest lies in 2017”
The following article by Glenn Kessler was posted on the Washington Post website December 29, 2017:
President Trump gave an impromptu half-hour interview with the New York Times on Dec. 28. We combed through the transcript and here’s a quick roundup of the false, misleading or dubious claims that he made, at a rate of one every 75 seconds. (Some of the interview was off the record, so it’s possible the rate of false claims per minute is higher.)
“Virtually every Democrat has said there is no collusion. There is no collusion. . . . I saw Dianne Feinstein the other day on television saying there is no collusion.”
Continue reading “In a 30-minute interview, President Trump made 24 false or misleading claims”
The following article by Linda Qiu was posted on the New York Times website December 29, 2017:
WASHINGTON — President Trump, in an impromptu interview on Thursday with The New York Times, rattled off at least 10 false or misleading claims about the Russia investigation, wars abroad, health care, immigration and trade. Here’s an assessment.
The two men reportedly met in 2011. Paul Manafort joined the Trump campaign in March 2016, was promoted to campaign chairman and chief strategist that May and was ousted that August. Continue reading “10 Falsehoods From Trump’s Interview With The Times”
The numbers are astonishing.
In the first eight months of his presidency, President Trump made 1,137 false or misleading claims, an average of five a day. In October, as he barnstormed the country holding rallies in advance of the midterm elections, the president made 1,205 claims — an average of 39 a day.
Combined with the rest of his presidency, that adds up to a total of 7,546 claims through Dec. 20, the 700th day of his term in office, according to The Fact Checker’s database that analyzes, categorizes and tracks every suspect statement uttered by the president.
