Six weeks, 328 false claims. Breaking down Trump's dishonesty
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Six weeks, 328 false claims. Breaking down Trump's dishonesty
Analysis by Daniel Dale, CNN
Updated 12:17 AM ET, Sun September 1, 2019
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Washington (CNN)We've been tracking all of President Donald Trump's false claims since July 8, from the big lies to the small exaggerations.
There have been ... a lot. Over the six weeks ending August 18, the President averaged 7.8 false claims per day.
Here's a breakdown of what he was most dishonest about, when he was most dishonest and where he was most dishonest.
What Trump's false claims were about
Immigration was the number-one subject of Trump's dishonesty through his first two years in office. Over these six weeks, it was the economy -- a change that reflects how central Trump's trade war has become to his presidency.
Over these six weeks, 26% of Trump's false claims were at least in part about the economy. Twenty-three percent were at least in part about Democrats, 18% about trade, 16% about China. Immigration was down in the fifth spot, at 13%. .............................