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kstewart33

(6,551 posts) Sat Mar 11, 2017, 12:52 PM Mar 2017

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How many lies has Trump told during his presidency?

According to the Toronto Star, 117. And the Star is going to keep an ongoing track of them all.

How ironic is it that a Canadian newspaper is the one that's bothering to keep a count.

For the complete list through yesterday (Friday) see:

https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/02/24/daniel-dales-donald-trump-fact-check-updates.html

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How many lies has Trump told during his presidency? (Original Post) kstewart33 Mar 2017 OP

How many times has he opened his mouth to speak? nt JTFrog Mar 2017 #1

I'm sure that's 117 unique lies True Dough Mar 2017 #2

Excellent point DJ! nt kstewart33 Mar 2017 #3

It would be much easier to keep track of the times he was truthful. I'd put that shraby Mar 2017 #4

He is mentally ill. We have sold our souls and safety to a man for a tax cut. Eliot Rosewater Mar 2017 #5

JTFrog

(14,274 posts)

1. How many times has he opened his mouth to speak? nt

Reply to kstewart33 (Original post)

Sat Mar 11, 2017, 12:54 PM

Mar 2017

True Dough

(17,320 posts)

2. I'm sure that's 117 unique lies

Reply to kstewart33 (Original post)

Sat Mar 11, 2017, 12:57 PM

Mar 2017

Because if you include all the ones he has repeated on multiple occasions, it has to be several hundred.

kstewart33

(6,551 posts)

3. Excellent point DJ! nt

Reply to True Dough (Reply #2)

Sat Mar 11, 2017, 12:58 PM

Mar 2017

shraby

(21,946 posts)

4. It would be much easier to keep track of the times he was truthful. I'd put that

Reply to kstewart33 (Original post)

Sat Mar 11, 2017, 01:02 PM

Mar 2017

at around 0.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,121 posts)

5. He is mentally ill. We have sold our souls and safety to a man for a tax cut.

Reply to kstewart33 (Original post)

Sat Mar 11, 2017, 01:07 PM

Mar 2017

He is going to destroy the government and any chance of saving ourselves from climate change.

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