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Donald Trump Reaches Yet Another Bleak Milestone With His Lies

The Washington Post reported that the president has now told more than 12,000 untruths since taking office.
Lee Moran
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Reporter, HuffPost

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Donald Trump has now made more than 12,000 false and misleading statements since becoming president in January 2017, according to The Washington Post.

Trump’s total of untruths hit 12,019 on Aug. 5, the newspaper’s Fact Checker column reported Monday, which means he has made an average of nearly 13 untrue claims on each of the 928 days of his presidency.

Fact Checker: Trump tops 12,000 false or misleading claims in under 950 days https://t.co/gJhF9D4oNm

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 12, 2019

Trump surpassed the 10,000 figure in April.

One-fifth of Trump’s recent misleading statements have been related to immigration, reported the Post.

Trump has also used his favorite social media platform, Twitter, to disseminate almost one-fifth of his false claims, the newspaper’s Fact Checker added.

The statistics drew ire from many people online:

12,000 lies in 950 days. TWELVE THOUSAND. #ImpeachmentNow https://t.co/bB0cfshyRw

— Sophia Bush (@SophiaBush) August 12, 2019

Pants. On. Fire. https://t.co/7dl3K2Gf4P

— Bill Shapiro (@Bill_Shapiro) August 12, 2019

Congrats on this unprecedented achievement. https://t.co/OVCJdx3OmI

— Jason Towlen (@JTowlen) August 12, 2019

Alarming. https://t.co/RXL8ZMiVQa

— Darwin Singleton (@Darwin_WPMI) August 12, 2019

12,000
12,000
12,000
Let that sink in.
12,000 https://t.co/uTSUoPt6Vt

— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) August 12, 2019
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