Fact checking Trump. He's full of $h!T

[planosteve]

Cynics may believe that “truth in politics” can never be firmly established. But a number of institutions and organizations give it a try, including Pulitzer Prize winner PolitiFact, an independent fact-checking journalism website. Here’s how they grade 23 of Donald Trump’s statements: Two are true; three are half true; two are mostly false; ten are false; and six are “pants on fire.”

Among the Trump statements rated false are those having to do with public approval rates on abortion, the US unemployment rate, the enrollment rate for the Affordable Care Act, the amount President Obama has spent defending lawsuits regarding his birth certificate, the reliability of the US nuclear arsenal, whether South Korea pays for US troops based there, who buys Libyan oil, and the fact that his book “The Art of the Deal” is “the number one selling business book of all time.”

PolitiFact also debunks several Trump statements on immigration.

For his questionable and downright false assertions about immigration, the Post’s fact-checker feature awards Trump “Four Pinocchios,” defined as “Whoppers.”

“Trump’s repeated statements about immigrants and crime underscore a common public perception that crime is correlated with immigration, especially illegal immigration,” writes the Post’s Michelle Ye Hee Lee. “But that is a misperception; no solid data support it, and the data that do exist negate it. Trump can defend himself all he wants, but the facts just are not there.”

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/Decoder/2015/0711/Fact-checking-Donald-Trump-How-he-gets-a-lot-of-things-wrong.-video

[Mark]

Politifact? LOL.

http://www.newsmax.com/Reagan/PolitiFac ... id/631565/

[BigTex]

Trump lies? No! Next you'll tell us there's no Santa Claus.

Show me a politician, any politician, and I'll show you a big steaming pile. It's the nature of the beast.

What matters is whose smell is the least offensive to you.

[Sangersteve]

How Politifact handles a liberal.

Question "Hillary said she never had a subpoena"

Here's the tap dance.

Clinton’s statement seems like an obvious contradiction. However, as usual, it’s not so simple, for several reasons. Clinton and Keilar were talking over each other; Keilar made an incorrect assumption in her question; and Clinton and the Benghazi Committee Republicans had different time frames in mind.

Because of all this confusion, we aren’t going to put Clinton, Gowdy or anyone on the Truth-O-Meter in this debate.

[ralph]

Trump is still doing good works judging by what I've heard him say over the weekend at a couple different rallies. Also doing good on the talking head Sunday news shows . LIES , I don't think that Trump is lying just because the 'pc' crowd disagrees with his words . I'm looking forward to hearing what Trump has to say today !!

[grouchy]

My second biggest problem with Mr. Trump is his lack of honor.

[millergrovesue]

My second biggest problem with Mr. Trump is his lack of honor.

And that is a huge issue with me.

[GFB]

As far as I can tell, Pulitzer Prizes are given to the lowest of the media low.

[GFB]

Trump's biggest problem will be..other that illegal aliens, he's talking mostly about things nobody cares about..like trade deals.

[ralph]

and Trump seems to be thinking of running third party if it is needed . Heard him say a few words of going third party , I'd approve if third party run is needed .

[Red Oak]

Trump is an ego-maniac bomb thrower in my opinion; and not suited for high office, IMO.

That being said PolitiFact is a Left Wing Propaganda outfit, so filter anything they say through your BS filter, accordingly.

[planosteve]

If Politifact is "left wing" they would be cheering him on. Hillary would tromp Trump. Your just shooting the messenger again.

[Red Oak]

Sop moving around so much, it spoils my aim !

[ralph]

well , RINO or Mr. Trump , I support Trump . He11 , both parties and families are intertwined . bubba , socks , jeb and 'gwb' are all best of friends .

[planosteve]

well , RINO or Mr. Trump , I support Trump . He11 , both parties and families are intertwined . bubba , socks , jeb and 'gwb' are all best of friends .

Whatever you may think about Trump, he's not going to get the Republican nomination. But, he could knock someone else out of the box. Who is he hurting the most? Probably Cruz, Rubio, Huckabee, and Walker. Who is he helping?
Jeb what's his name. He's the one that is not dropping in the state polls. Bottom line-a vote for Trump is a vote for Jeb.

[ralph]

I'll live with whatever happen Steve , last time it was 'romney' , before that it was 'mcstain' and the last 8 years its mrobama . Next might be Hilary or similar 'rino' . I'll live with it same as I've lived with mrobama these last 8 years .

[ralph]

tv scroll beneath 'Tammy Bruce' on telly , says that Trump is leading nationally Steve . Course , thats at this moment , who knows about an hour from now .

[jellowrestling]

tv scroll beneath 'Tammy Bruce' on telly , says that Trump is leading nationally Steve . Course , thats at this moment , who knows about an hour from now .

Yes, but that's only 16%

[ralph]

well , that probably means that the bush is at 15 then don't it . Anyway , I like the scroll J.W. .

[planosteve]

Latest Poll
Monmouth
15 Bush
13 Trump
9 Cruz
7 Walker

Trump is in 2nd place. But, look where Bush is and the rest are.