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Trump makes 2,140 False Claims in First Year

According to The Fact Checker's database, Trump has made a staggering number (2,140) of false or misleading claims in his first year, equating to about 5.9 a day. An interesting graphic for these claims can be found at The Washington Post here. As the Post said

A Science-Based Solution to Lies in Politics

I am cross-posting this from my Patheos Nonreligious mate Gleb Tsipursky (at Intentional Insights). I will look at signing up to this later this week when I get a spare moment. See what you think. Personally, things like this can only be a positive move in the right direction. Over

Trump Edging Ever Closer to Authoritarian Dictatorship

Trump is becoming more controversial by the day. I have been worried of his intentions to dismantle democratic processes and institutions. For example, only the other day Sean Spicer decreed that certain news media were not allowed into a press gaggle, including the BBC, CNN and others. Now we have

Trump's Defensive Ruse - Tweeting "FAKE NEWS!"

Trump appears to be "flailing like a man who fears he’s about to go under". Well, I hope so. What is extraordinarily fascinating about Trump is seeing his childish tweets. Not only do we know he has the language of a third grader, but we can quite

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Fake News Entrepreneur Exposed by NPR

This is a truly fascinating article. I didn't realise how much of a problem this phenomenon of fake news has been until it hit the news over the last few weeks. This article is a real eye-opener: We Tracked Down A Fake-News Creator In The Suburbs. Here'