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President Donald Trump keeps saying the same false things over and over.
Trump’s lying has always been notable for its audacity – his willingness to make obviously untrue claims that can be very quickly debunked. But it has also been distinguished by its repetitiveness – his unwillingness to stop deploying an exaggerated statistic, baseless accusation or fictional tale after months or even years of debunkings.
Trump has for years had persistently poor poll results on the question of whether he is honest and trustworthy; part of the reason may well be his unwavering devotion to assertions that many Americans already know aren’t true. But his relentlessness also works for him in a way. Because news outlets are naturally focused on new material, some may fact-check a falsehood the first time Trump says it but not the 10th or 100th time. By shamelessly persevering, Trump can eventually get his greatest hits out there with little pushback.
The president’s recent public remarks have featured many old lies. In the interest of not letting them go uncorrected, here is a look at 10 debunked claims he repeated over the past week alone.
Not true, just as Trump’s numerous previous claims of $2-or-less gas haven’t been true.
There was no state whose average price for regular gas on Tuesday was below Mississippi’s $2.69 per gallon, according to data published by AAA, and the firm GasBuddy said it did not see a single station, out of the tens of thousands it tracks across the country, that was selling a gallon for $2 or less at the time Trump spoke. (Some drivers get special discounts.) The AAA national average on Tuesday was $3.19 per gallon.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fact-check-10-debunked-lies-100005279.html
Trump’s lying has always been notable for its audacity – his willingness to make obviously untrue claims that can be very quickly debunked. But it has also been distinguished by its repetitiveness – his unwillingness to stop deploying an exaggerated statistic, baseless accusation or fictional tale after months or even years of debunkings.
Trump has for years had persistently poor poll results on the question of whether he is honest and trustworthy; part of the reason may well be his unwavering devotion to assertions that many Americans already know aren’t true. But his relentlessness also works for him in a way. Because news outlets are naturally focused on new material, some may fact-check a falsehood the first time Trump says it but not the 10th or 100th time. By shamelessly persevering, Trump can eventually get his greatest hits out there with little pushback.
The president’s recent public remarks have featured many old lies. In the interest of not letting them go uncorrected, here is a look at 10 debunked claims he repeated over the past week alone.
Imaginary sub-$2 gasoline
Trump, talking about gas prices, said at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, “There’s some places it’s $2. It’s even – it broke $2 in a couple of locations in the South.”Not true, just as Trump’s numerous previous claims of $2-or-less gas haven’t been true.
There was no state whose average price for regular gas on Tuesday was below Mississippi’s $2.69 per gallon, according to data published by AAA, and the firm GasBuddy said it did not see a single station, out of the tens of thousands it tracks across the country, that was selling a gallon for $2 or less at the time Trump spoke. (Some drivers get special discounts.) The AAA national average on Tuesday was $3.19 per gallon.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fact-check-10-debunked-lies-100005279.html
