President Trump has made more than 2,000 false or misleading claims over 355 days
Statistics show that the US president publicly says or writes something false or misleading at a rate of 5.6 times a day
With just over a week before the end of his first year as president, Trump has already made 2,001 false or misleading claims, according to a Washington Post database that analyses, categorises and tracks every suspect statement he makes.
He broke the 2,000-fib mark on the 355th day since the recording began – an average of more than 5.6 claims a day.
When the paper started the project, which was originally aimed at the president’s first 100 days, he averaged 4.9 claims a day.
At that pace, it appeared unlikely the president would break 2,000 in a year, but the longer Trump has been in the job, the more frequently he touts an assortment of exaggerated, dubious or false claims.
Those who follow the president’s words regularly will know he has a tendency to repeat himself – often. There are now nearly 70 claims that he has repeated three or more times.
Indeed, he crossed the 2,000 threshold during Tuesday’s one-hour immigration discussion with lawmakers by tossing out some of his old favourites about the subject. They included:
“We can build [a border wall with Mexico] in one year and we can build it for much less money than what they’re talking about.”