President Donald Trump filled his first 100 days back in office with the same relentless lying and inaccuracy that was a hallmark of his first presidency and his 2016 and 2024 presidential campaigns.

Some of Trump’s 2025 false claims were about consequential policy matters, others about trivial personal fixations. Some were sophisticated distortions about obscure subjects, others obvious fictions about issues average Americans experience in their daily lives. Many were ad-libbed or posted on social media, but many were scripted into prepared remarks.

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    1 month ago

    lies. they’re called lies. blatant, intentional, manipulative LIES.

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      1 month ago

      Title updated.

      I think this is a case where changing it to “lies” won’t violate the community rule “Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive”…