Trump lied straight to the nation last night in his SOTU speech. Here are the top 10 biggest fact checked lies. These are not slips. They are deliberate. The new pastime is gaslighting the American people, apparently.
Are his supporters to lazy to actually substantiate his claims? Are we living in a post-truth world?
1. Inherited "worst inflation in the history of our country" at "record levels." False. It was 3 percent when he took office after falling from a 9.1 percent Biden peak. Actual U.S. record is 23.7 percent from 1920.
2. Gas prices "now below 2.36 a gallon in most states" and he "saw 1.85 in Iowa." False. Zero states hit that low. National average is 2.94. Only a handful of stations anywhere dipped under 2.
3. Secured "more than 18 trillion" in global investments. False. White House tally is under 10 trillion in vague unverified pledges many of which were already in motion before he returned.
4. "I ended eight wars." False. Inflated count includes non wars disputes and conflicts that are still active with fresh violence.
5. Americans "will now pay the lowest price anywhere in the world for drugs." False. U.S. prices remain the highest among developed nations. His deals cover only a few dozen drugs and change nothing for most people.
6. Economy "roaring like never before" with prices "plummeting downward." False. GDP growth slowed to 2.2 percent last year versus higher under Biden. Overall prices keep rising just slower.
7. Deadly fentanyl flow "down by a record 56 percent in one year." Misleading at best. Only known seizures dropped. No one tracks total undetected flow into the country.
8. "Cheating is rampant in our elections" and Democrats "can only get elected by cheating." False. Documented noncitizen voting cases are microscopic across millions of ballots.
9. Charlotte murder suspect "came in through open borders." False. The killer was born and raised in Charlotte a U.S. citizen who attended local high school.
10. Somali community in Minnesota "pillaged an estimated 19 billion from the American taxpayer." False. No evidence supports that figure. Actual charged fraud cases total far less and span years.
He stood in front of Congress and fed the country this garbage for nearly two hours. When does accountability start.
Mike