Even so, we cheated a bit because in some cases Trump’s false claims on a particular subject were so numerous and varied that we created all-around categories. We generally do not list the Pinocchios of the Year in any particular order, but the collection of coronavirus and election claims are especially consequential. Coronavirus falsehoodsElection liesThroughout 2020, Trump seeded the ground for challenging the presidential election results with bogus claims of election fraud. (His own administration highlighted how his false claims on voting-by-mail were almost identical to the Russian propaganda being spread online to destabilize U.S. Some dozen times, Trump insinuated that MSNBC anchor Joe Scarborough might have murdered a congressional aide.

Source: Washington Post December 18, 2020 08:01 UTC