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BuzzFeed: A Bunch Of Lies Circulating Online Just Came Out Of Trump's Mouth
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/trump-online-lies
The US president repeated several claims that have already been shown to be false.
Jane Lytvynenko
BuzzFeed News Reporter
Posted on November 5, 2020, at 8:43 p.m. ET
In an address from the White House on Thursday evening that Donald Trump called “an update,” the president reached deep into the online garbage bin and regurgitated many of the rumors that have been widely circulated — and widely debunked — over the last three days.
Trump gave voice to baseless rumors about voter fraud and ballot-counting, and once again lied about winning an election that is tilting away from him hour by hour. Throughout the speech, Trump clearly either misunderstood or misrepresented the election laws of the country he governs, and he seemingly sourced much of his material from the internet.
“Michigan, we won the state. In Wisconsin, we did likewise fantastically well. And that got whittled down,” the president falsely said. “In every case, they got whittled down. We're on track to win Arizona.”
None of that is accurate. Joe Biden won the state of Michigan. Wisconsin and Arizona are still being counted. Trump’s early lead was not “whittled down.” Rather, he is either confused by or is purposely sowing confusion about how mail-in ballots are counted, as he, his son, and his press secretary have done in the past few days.
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The US president repeated several claims that have already been shown to be false.
Jane Lytvynenko
BuzzFeed News Reporter
Posted on November 5, 2020, at 8:43 p.m. ET
In an address from the White House on Thursday evening that Donald Trump called “an update,” the president reached deep into the online garbage bin and regurgitated many of the rumors that have been widely circulated — and widely debunked — over the last three days.
Trump gave voice to baseless rumors about voter fraud and ballot-counting, and once again lied about winning an election that is tilting away from him hour by hour. Throughout the speech, Trump clearly either misunderstood or misrepresented the election laws of the country he governs, and he seemingly sourced much of his material from the internet.
“Michigan, we won the state. In Wisconsin, we did likewise fantastically well. And that got whittled down,” the president falsely said. “In every case, they got whittled down. We're on track to win Arizona.”
None of that is accurate. Joe Biden won the state of Michigan. Wisconsin and Arizona are still being counted. Trump’s early lead was not “whittled down.” Rather, he is either confused by or is purposely sowing confusion about how mail-in ballots are counted, as he, his son, and his press secretary have done in the past few days.
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Jane's the best at identifying disinfo!
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