
A reader has sent a number of Trump "lies" compiled by The Huffington Post which, as I have promised him, I republish here without detailed refutation. I have also removed the HuffPo's refutations because, given the political bent of this site, this suggests that there may be a bias in its analyses, I therefore leave it up to you, dear reader, to decide on the veracity of things. Do your own research and make up your own mind. (Try not using HuffPo or Snopes exclusively.) Here are Trump's "lies" according to the HuffPo:
- We [the HuffPo] start with his Nov. 21 claim to have watched on television as thousands and thousands² of Muslims in New Jersey were cheering the fall of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.
- Trump boasted that he predicted Osama bin Laden.
- Trump heard that Obama is thinking about signing an executive order where he wants to take your guns away.
- Trump claimed his campaign is 100 percent self-funded.
- Trump said his tax plan is revenue neutral.
- Trump told the story of a 2-year old who got autism a week after the child got a vaccine.
- Trump said Mexico doesn¹t have a birthright citizenship policy.
- Trump denied that he ever called female adversaries some of these things:fat pigs, dogs, slobs and disgusting animals.
But, for myself, looking over this list, I can't help but to conclude that, except for the statement on his tax plan, these supposed falsehoods are pretty thin gruel ... say compared to our current bunch of Pinocchios.