The biggest Pinocchios of 2017

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Analysis | The biggest Pinocchios of 2017

It’s time for our annual roundup of the biggest Pinocchios of the year.

Usually, this is an easy task, as we sort through the craziest Four-Pinocchio claims on issues of substance made by members of both parties. But this is the era of Trump, and nothing is ever easy. If we were not careful, we’d end up with an all-Trump list.

After all, there has never been a serial exaggerator in recent American politics like the president. He not only consistently makes false claims but also repeats them, even though they have been proved wrong. He always insists he is right, no matter how little evidence he has for his claim or how easily his statement is debunked. Indeed, he doubles down when challenged.

At the same time, the president flip-flops repeatedly, with little consistency in his previously held and supposedly firm positions. An unemployment rate that during the campaign he claimed was bogus and really 42 percent is now hailed as the lowest in 17 years.

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[Yonny Costopoulis]

Analysis | The biggest Pinocchios of 2017

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from link:
Given the profusion of Trump claims, in two cases we have wrapped some of his statements into all-around categories: flip-flops and taking all credit. Even so, he still ended up with six of the “biggest Pinocchios,” topping his 2016 record (when he received five.)

Here we have case of Trump breaking record two years in a row. He broke his own record.

Why does Trump never brag about his actual accomplishments? They do exist.