Trump has made more than 10,000 "false statements" after 800 days in office

(Caracas, April 29. News24) .- After a little more than 800 days in office, US President Donald Trump has made more than 10,000 statements "false or misleading," according to a report in The Washington Post revealed on Monday. .

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The account, from the database "Fact Checker" of the newspaper, was initiated in the first 100 days of the president in 2017.

At that time, Trump made an average of five false statements per day. But in the last seven months, that daily number climbed to 23, outside in campaign scenarios, Twitter, speeches or meetings with the press, according to the publication.

It is during his meetings "Make America Great Again" that Donald Trump takes most of the liberties with reality and facts: 22% of his false or misleading statements were made in this context.

Another notable feature is that the republican billionaire tends to repeat the same erroneous formulas countless times.

Since he arrived at the White House in January 2017, he has added 21 "Endless Pinocchio" (Bottomless Pinocchio), an ironic recognition given by the newspaper, following a strict criterion: the false statement must have received 3 or 4 "Pinocchio" , and it must have been repeated at least 20 times.

Donald Trump, who regularly calls journalists "enemies of the people" and claims them for the "fake news", said he thought those in charge of verifying the facts (fact checkers) are "some of the most dishonest people in the media "