The president averaged nearly 5.9 false or misleading claims a day in his first year in office. As of the end of March 3, the 773rd day of his term in office, Trump accumulated 9,014 fishy claims, according to The Fact Checker’s database that analyzes, categorizes and tracks every suspect statement uttered by the president. His speech helped push March 3 to his fourth-biggest day for false or misleading claims, totaling 104. All three of those claims are on The Fact Checker’s list of Bottomless Pinocchios, as well as other claims Trump made during his CPAC speech. Claims about foreign policy was second, at 1,015, followed by claims about trade (939), the economy (840) and jobs (815).

Source: Washington Post March 04, 2019 07:52 UTC