Washington Post fact-checkers Glenn Kessler and Michelle Ye Hee Lee rebutted Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s “pathetic, even embarrassing” falsehoods in real time as Trump gave an address before the Detroit Economic Club.
Kessler has criticized the media for being reluctant to “challenge Trump when he makes a claim that already has been found to be false” and allowing Trump to make “Four-Pinocchio statements over and over again.” According to Kessler, Trump’s willingness to repeatedly lie is “off the charts.”
As Trump attempted to “reset his campaign” with an August 8 economic speech, Kessler and Lee fact-checked his remarks:
False, Clinton didn't say she wanted to raise taxes on the middle class. This is pathetic, even embarrassing spin. https://t.co/X0AlkWUWL5
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) August 8, 2016
In context: Clinton did not say she 'short-circuited' https://t.co/BiccEedj3h
— Michelle Ye Hee Lee (@myhlee) August 8, 2016
Has @realDonaldTrump heard about the retirement of the babyboom generation? Big factor in labor participation rate https://t.co/FBBmZb4JdD
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) August 8, 2016
We exposed the falsity of the 2 million job ACA claim more than two years ago --- how does this live on? https://t.co/yysBGDFFtD
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) August 8, 2016
We gave 4 Pinocchios to Trump's claims about the unemployment rate https://t.co/Ms2BRbjORu
— Michelle Ye Hee Lee (@myhlee) August 8, 2016
be wary of these estimates of regulatory costs. https://t.co/NJ0EOTEEIc
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) August 8, 2016
The “death tax” ...everything you need to know. https://t.co/1LFEsMb64J
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) August 8, 2016
be wary of claims about job losses from the Korea free trade deal https://t.co/YpdNiemrDR
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) August 8, 2016
Trump keeps citing EPI in his speech. Meanwhile ... https://t.co/cgQ1hIyPXv
— Michelle Ye Hee Lee (@myhlee) August 8, 2016
Clinton's “put a lot of coal miners ... out of jobs” claim in context: https://t.co/eSzvJdXFZg
— Michelle Ye Hee Lee (@myhlee) August 8, 2016
Note to @realDonaldTrump: Just because you have footnotes doesn't mean the facts are correct.
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) August 8, 2016