Washington Post reports US President Trump has made 10,111 in 828 days

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According to a fact-checking report by the Washinton Post, titled “Democracy Dies in Darkness,” US President Donald Trump has made 10,111 false and misleading claims in 828 days.

This number translates to an average of 13 claims a day since he became president.

According to the Washington Post, Trump clocked 5,000 false claims in 601 days, but this was made worse when he hit the 10,000 mark just within a span of 224 days on April 26, cementing his position as the Usain Bolt of false claims.

Media interviews, social media and reactions to trending issues are some of the avenues said to have built President Trump's impressive false claims repertoire.  

Citing some of the incidents, Washington Post writes: “There was a 45-minute telephone interview with Sean Hannity of Fox News on April 25: 45 claims. 

There was an eight-minute gaggle with reporters the morning of April 26: eight claims.

There was a speech to the National Rifle Association: 24 claims. There was 19-minute interview with radio host Mark Levin: 17 claims. And, finally, there was the campaign rally on April 27: 61 claims.”

?“The president’s constant Twitter barrage also adds to his totals. All told, the president racked up 171 false or misleading claims in just three days, April 25-27. That’s more than he made in any single month in the first five months of his presidency.”

While coming to the White House in his first term, President Trump dwelt much on immigration issues where he threatened to deport non-documented immigrants in America. 

?“Trump’s penchant for repeating false claims is demonstrated by the fact that The Fact Checker database has recorded nearly 300 instances when the president has repeated a variation of the same claim at least three times.

He also now has earned 21 “Bottomless Pinocchios,” claims that have earned Three or Four Pinocchios and which have been repeated at least 20 times,” it notes.