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Logical

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Wed Jun 22, 2016, 10:35 PM Jun 2016

59% of Trump's claims have been deemed false or "Pants on Fire" false, versus 12% for Hillary

The facts: According to PolitiFact, 59% of Trump's checked claims have been deemed false or "Pants on Fire" false, versus 12% for Clinton.

Donald Trump:

True: 2%
Mostly True: 7%
Half True: 15%
Mostly False: 17%
False: 40%
Pants on Fire: 19%
Hillary Clinton:

True: 23%
Mostly True: 28%
Half True: 21%
Mostly False: 15%
False: 11%
Pants on Fire: 1%

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/fact-checking-trump-s-speech-n597051

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59% of Trump's claims have been deemed false or "Pants on Fire" false, versus 12% for Hillary (Original Post) Logical Jun 2016 OP
we do know who the liar is, and it isn't HRC. niyad Jun 2016 #1
6 out of ten are lies? lapfog_1 Jun 2016 #2
I'm surprised it's that low for Donald. You have to listen carefully to hear a truth from him. nt eastwestdem Jun 2016 #3
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