“… [T]he media treats him as a president who happens to lie rather than a con man who happens to be president.”
— Dr. Joseph Romm, 2019 (addressing the National Press Club)
That’s just one of the many gems cited in a recent Forbes article entitled, Trump, Madoff, And The Art (And Science) Of Pathological Lying.
Forbes isn’t alone in their analysis. Within the last week — only about a week before Election Day — there’s been a spate of media coverage about how systematic and pervasive Trump’s lying is. Here are some of the headlines (and links):
Washington Post: Opinion | If only Trump’s pants really did catch fire
The Guardian: Factchecking the most pervasive myths and lies about US elections
The New York Times: Interactive opinion piece | Trump is a lawless liar
All of these news outlets have …
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