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Editor/chief writer of Washington Post's Fact Checker, revealing the truth behind the rhetoric. I tweet articles & comments I find interesting or provocative.

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    Glenn Kessler‏Verified account @GlennKesslerWP 4 Apr 2020

    Line from Trump's State of the Union address that did not age well: "“Incredibly, the average unemployment rate under my administration is lower than any administration in the history of our country.”

    1:15 PM - 4 Apr 2020
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      2. Glenn Kessler‏Verified account @GlennKesslerWP 4 Apr 2020

        As we noted in our fact check at the time: "This is worth fact-checking because the average over three years is hardly comparable to a four- or eight-year average for other presidents." Imagine what the average will end up by the conclusion of Trump's term.

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      3. Glenn Kessler‏Verified account @GlennKesslerWP 4 Apr 2020

        This is an example of how manipulated stats can backfire on politicians. You shouldn't be comparing yourself to full-term presidents before your term is up. Things can happen that make such claims appear foolish in retrospect.

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      4. Glenn Kessler‏Verified account @GlennKesslerWP 4 Apr 2020

        It’s also an example of how it’s foolhardy for any president to brag about the state of the economy on their watch. They have little to do with broad economic trends, good or bad.

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      1. Bill In San Diego‏ @truthfaux 4 Apr 2020
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        And my pandemic is going to be the biggest pandemic in the history of our country too! Tens of thousands will die! :-)

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      2. Mike Moss‏ @_MikeMoss 4 Apr 2020
        Replying to @GlennKesslerWP

        Cheap shot

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      3. mallen2010‏ @mallen_2010 4 Apr 2020
        Replying to @_MikeMoss @GlennKesslerWP

        They know--but the agenda is blaming Trump for the virus.

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      1. mallen2010‏ @mallen_2010 4 Apr 2020
        Replying to @GlennKesslerWP

        Are you seriously blaming him for the economic damage of a worldwide pandemic? France just laid off almost 20% of their workforce with more coming. Is that Trump's fault too?

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      1. F BIDEN‏ @bhabrock12 4 Apr 2020
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        What is the point of this? The media is garbage

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      2. AG‏ @AGHamilton29 4 Apr 2020
        Replying to @GlennKesslerWP

        Glenn, this is embarrassingly silly. The statement was accurate at the time. No, it did not account for an unprecedented pandemic. Seems fact checkers should focus on things that are actually false, not facts that bother them.

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      3. Glenn Kessler‏Verified account @GlennKesslerWP 4 Apr 2020
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        Actually it was not accurate at the time. He was comparing himself to full-term presidents. That was the point of the original fact check. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.

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