In the first eight months of his presidency, President Trump made 1,137 false or misleading claims, an average of five a day. The second biggest month was November, with 866 claims, and that’s largely because of the president’s rallies just before the Nov. 6 election. Nov. 5 , when he held rallies in Fort Wayne, Ind., Cape Girardeau, Mo., and Cleveland: 139 claims. , when he held rallies in Fort Wayne, Ind., Cape Girardeau, Mo., and Cleveland: 139 claims. Claims about foreign policy and trade tied for second, with 822 claims, followed by claims about the economy (765) and jobs (741).

Source: Washington Post December 21, 2018 08:03 UTC