These are just a sampling of the things we are hearing from Trump, his staffers, his supporters in the House and Senate, and his sycophants on social media, who seem to be willing to swallow anything he says or his administration says and repeat it, even if proven to be a lie. It seems that this administration is ‘flooding the zone’ with chaos in order to deflect from the fact that Trump does NOT want any Epstein evidence to be revealed.
LIE: Trump claims he’s the “highest polling Republican President in history”.
TRUTH: Trump’s approval rating is down to 38%-42% depending on which poll you cite. See Pew Research at The Hill: Trump approval rating slips to 38 percent: Poll.
LIE: Trump: “Inflation is down to a perfect number. There’s hardly any inflation at all.”
TRUTH: Gas is $2.87-$3.89 and jumbo eggs are back up to $4.89. Filet has gone from $14.99/lb to $21.99/lb. Prices for many goods and services are still higher than they were in 2022 according to US News Money. For example, a product that cost $100,000 in 2022 would now cost approximately $109,844.04, reflecting an increase of $9,844.04, according to In2013dollars.com. Current inflation is still at 2.7% with core inflation at 3.1%.
LIE: Trump: “Our country is taking in tens of billions of dollars — trillions of dollars actually in tariffs… paid by other countries.
TRUTH: Americans are the ones who are absorbing the cost of most of these tariffs. A tub of coffee that cost $12.99 a few months ago at BJs is now priced at $18.99. See above for inflation rates.
LIE: People have been posting and re-posting the lie that 245,000 undocumented were receiving Social Security benefits.
TRUTH: The undocumented are issued Social Security numbers because they are required to have them in order to work. Multiple analyses, including reports by the Social Security Administration (.gov), the American Immigration Council, the Center for American Progress, and the Bipartisan Policy Center, indicate that undocumented workers contribute billions of dollars annually to the Social Security system through payroll taxes, even though they are generally ineligible to receive benefits themselves.
LIE: Attorney General Pam Bondi posted on X that the Trump administration has no tolerance for those who attack cops, referring to a man (Sean C. Dunn) who may be charged with a ‘felony’, because while protesting in DC, he hurled a sandwich at a Federal Customs Border Agent. The agent was unharmed.
TRUTH: Donald Trump pardoned all 1,600 J6 rioters, including those who injured 140 capitol police, resulting in the death of some. But now, many of these rioters are being given roles in the government, for example, as ICE agents. Donald Trump recently fired Erika McEntarfer, the former Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) because he didn’t like recent economic statistics that were unfavorable to him. His nominee to replace her is E.J. Antoni who was seen on video as part of the “Stop the Steal” rally outside the building that day. He fired pardon attorney, Liz Oyer, after she said she declined to recommend actor Mel Gibson have his gun rights restored, and replaced her with failed nominee for US Attorney Ed Martin, a lawyer who was part of the “Stop the Steal” movement that orchestrated J6. He also gave Jared Wise, a J6er who advocated killing cops, a role in the Department of Justice. Previously Trump let a lot of criminals free on advice from Kim Kardashian, including people who offended again. His pardons also extended to notable Democrats such as Rod Blagojevich, Kwame Kilpatrick, Charles Kushner, and Bernard Kerik. Trump is also considering pardons for Sean “Diddy” Combs and has moved sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell to an easier prison. See a list of pardons.
Here is an example of one of the most hypocritical posts, from the Senate GOP no less:
LIE: MAGA still clings to the theory that J6 rioters were ANTIFA/FBI dressed up as MAGA and that Pelosi ‘orchestrated’ the whole fiasco.
TRUTH: MAGA supporters are still floating this conspiracy. There has never been a shred of evidence that the rioters on January 6, 2021 were ANTIFA or FBI. The FBI stated there is “no indication” that individuals associated with Antifa participated in the Capitol riot or disguised themselves as Trump supporters to provoke violence. While the report confirmed the presence of 26 FBI confidential informants in Washington D.C. that day, it found no evidence to suggest they were instructed to join the assault or encourage illegal acts. The idea that Pelosi had control of the National Guard has been debunked numerous times and in fact, she begged for help, any help and it’s all on video. The Speaker of the House of Representatives does not have the authority to directly call out the National Guard. Only Governors and the President have that authority. See AP: Pelosi did not block the National Guard from the Capitol on Jan. 6
LIE: The Director of National Intelligence claims vowed to end lawfare. “DNI Director Tulsi Gabbard keeps her promise to depoliticize our intelligence agencies.”
TRUTH: This administration has the MOST politicized intelligence agencies in history. Trump is surely making good on his ‘revenge’ tour, where he vowed to prosecute his enemies. He has had Tulsi Gabbard drumming up false charges against the Clinton, Obama and Biden administrations and Trump is regularly suing media and newspapers. He is defunding universities and aid programs. He is also going after people who wrote books about him, notably Miles Taylor, former government official who served in the administrations of George W. Bush and Donald Trump.administration as a security expert. Trump has also revoked security clearances for him and many others.
LIE: Trump ended 7 wars.
TRUTH: The truth is, most of these were temporary cease fires, agreements on shaky ground, or the country outright denied he had anything to do with their peace negotiations. Politifact:. “Trump’s statement contains an element of truth but it ignores critical facts that would give a different impression. We rate it Mostly False.” Most notably, Trump’s recent meeting with Putin was a failure in that no ceasefire was agreed to. Also, videos from 2020 were posted claiming Alaskans came out to greet Trump when in reality, Alaskans staged huge protests against the Trump-Putin visit: Pro-Ukraine rally draws hundreds of Alaskans ahead of Trump-Putin meeting
LIE: Kamala Harris would have subjected us to ‘communism’.
TRUTH: Along with continuing massive subsidies for EVs, suggestions to build 15-minute cities or to build Section 8 housing on federal lands, or to consider sending kickback checks to Americans, or for the government to own part of corporations such as Intel, these ideas are about as communist as you can get. Some are the very definition of fascism. Reuters: Trump weighs taking stake in Intel, Bloomberg News reports