In His Second Term, Trump Fuels a 'Machinery' of Misinformation

[Zorro]

President Trump’s first four years in the White House were filled with falsehoods. Now he and those around him are using false claims to justify their policy changes.

In her first briefing as White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt said she was “committed to telling the truth from this podium every single day.” Moments later she announced that the new administration had blocked a $50 million contract for condoms in Gaza.

“That is a preposterous waste of taxpayer money,” she said.

It was also a preposterous claim, improbable on its face and quickly debunked. There were millions in federal grants awarded to prevent sexually transmitted diseases in Gaza, but in the province in Mozambique, not the Palestinian territory.

The condoms claim went viral anyway, seeping into the political discourse that President Trump has used to justify his sweeping push to slash the federal government.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/business/trump-misinformation-false-claims.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6U4.Ci-h.SUMMb4zf1rgW&smid=url-share

[Turbineguy]

1. I prefer "avalanche of shit"

but that works too.

[Eliot Rosewater]

2. And 75 million voters believe every word he pukes.