Fact check: 10 debunked lies Donald Trump has repeated in the last week alone
President Donald Trump keeps saying the same false things over and over.
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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.
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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.
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/fact-check-10-debunked-lies-100005279.html