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Donald Trump and his assault on truth : the President's falsehoods, misleading claims and flat-out lies / the Washington Post ; Glenn Kessler ; Salvador Rizzo ; Meg Kelly.

Kessler, Glenn, (author.). Rizzo, Salvador (Journalist), (author.). Kelly, Meg (Journalist), (author.). Washington Post Company. (Added Author).

Summary:

The Fact Checker staff of the Washington Post presents a collection of selected statements made by President Donald Trump since January 2017 and their analysis, both graphical and textual.

Record details

ISBN: 9781982151072
ISBN: 1982151072
Physical Description: xxxi, 345 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Edition: First Scribner trade paperback edition.
Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2020.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: 16,000 falsehoods -- A rising tide: Trump's false or misleading claims -- The biggest whoppers: "Mexico's Paying" -- One terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day -- Trump on Trump: "I Call It Truthful Hyperbole" -- Trump's attacks on democratic cities: "Rat-Infested Mess" -- Trump and his enemies: "I Call Them Animals" -- "I'm Pretty Good at Estimating Crowd Sizes" -- Boasts to the base: "You're the Super-Elite!" -- Sharpiegate -- The Twitter presidency: "He needs to Tweet Like We Need to Eat" -- Trump tilting at windmills -- Trump on immigration: "They're Bringing Crime" -- It's all good: Trump's flips on border arrests -- Trump on economics and trade: "The Best Economy Ever!" -- Not quite so dire: Trump's trade deficit claims -- The strange case of the Phantom factory openings -- Trump on foreign policy: "We Fell in Love" -- Trump's crystal ball: "I Predicted Osama bin Laden" -- Trump on impeachment: "A Perfect Phone Call" -- Trump and coronavirus: "Their New Hoax" -- Conclusion: Toward a resurgence of truth -- "They're' Pinocchio" -- Appendix: Anatomy of a Trump rally: "Is There a Better Place?"