Your Handy Hoax List

The Washington Post - Under oath, Trump is confronted with his ‘hoax’ hyperbole

19 Jan 2023

 

Over the past decade, Donald Trump has alleged or amplified the idea that the following things are “hoaxes”:

 

Barack Obama’s presidency, global warming, a CNN story about the Secret Service, accusations of sexual assault against him in 2016, allegations that his 2016 campaign colluded with Russia, the hacking of the Democratic National Committee by Russia, Russian interference in the 2016 election, the dossier of reports compiled by Christopher Steele, allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh, the Ukraine impeachment probe, Russia’s support for his candidacy, Russians offering a bounty on killing U.S. troops, a story about NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace, a funding gap at the Postal Service, claims he disparaged military dead, mail ballots, the election, a former staffer’s description of his administration, claims about his tax payments and Democratic responses to the pandemic.

 

A claim from Trump that something is a hoax often means it isn’t ...