Washington Post documented 30,573 false or misleading claims during Trump's first term alone—an average of 21 per day. The Post created a new, “Bottomless Pinocchio” category for falsehoods repeated 20+ times.
Unprecedented Lying & '30,573 False Claims'
Key Facts4
- 01Washington Post documented 30,573 false or misleading claims during first term
- 02Average of 21 false claims per day; by final year, averaged 39 per day
- 03Post created 'Bottomless Pinocchio' for falsehoods repeated 20+ times - Trump was the only politician to qualify with 14 statements
- 04PolitiFact awarded Trump 'Lie of the Year' in 2015, 2017, and 2019
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