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162 #lies & #distortions in a “news conference”. #NPR’s #FactCheck of #Trump

There were a host of false things that Donald Trump said during his hour-long “news” conference Thurs that have gotten attn.

A team of NPR reporters & editors reviewed the transcript of his “news” conference & found AT LEAST 162 #misstatements, #exaggerations & outright #lies in 64 minutes. That's >2 a minute.

#TrumpLies
npr.org/2024/08/11/nx-s1-50705

Donald Trump gave one of the longest presidential nomination acceptance speeches in history at the Republican National Convention last week.

The New York Times analyzed the reaction of undecided voters to the speech, many of whom found it bizarre and unsettling.

It was also loaded with lies, wrote Steven Rattner, a former adviser to the Treasury secretary in the Obama administration.

Trump, wrote Rattner, "used the opportunity, as well as his June debate with President Biden, to repeat favorite #false #claims and #exaggerations.

That Mr. Trump has a proclivity for saying untrue things is well known.

But in his latest campaign for the White House, I’ve been struck by what appears to be an escalation in both the frequency of Mr. Trump’s lies and the outrageousness of his distortions."
rawstory.com/trump-escalation-

Raw Story - Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Journalism · Trump's 'escalation' of lies torn down by brutal fact-check from ex-Treasury officialBy Matthew Chapman

"Almost all instances of #teacher-to-#student #SexualHarassment take place on the #school grounds – indicating that there may be a #culture of #acceptance in some schools across the #UK and #Ireland."

"When heads of school dismiss reports of inappropriate behaviour as “#TroubleMaking” or “#exaggerations of #harmless behaviour” we tell teenagers that their feelings are not #valid and that schools will not #listen to their concerns."

Kate Dawson in @guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/

The GuardianTeachers’ sexual harassment of students is widespread in the UK and Ireland – here’s how to stop itBy Kate Dawson