Donald Trump and His Assault on Truth - by The Washington Post Fact Checker Staff (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The Fact Checker staff of the Washington Post presents a collection of selected statements made by President Donald Trump since January 2017 and their analysis, both graphical and textual.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A NATIONAL BESTSELLER</b> <p/><b>In perilous times, facts, expertise, and truth are indispensable. President Trump's flagrant disregard for the truth and his self-aggrandizing exaggerations, specious misstatements, and bald-faced lies have been rigorously documented and debunked since the first day of his presidency by <i>The Washington Post</i>'s Fact Checker staff.</b> <p/><i>Donald Trump and His Assault on Truth</i> is based on the only comprehensive compilation and analysis of the more than 16,000 fallacious statements that Trump has uttered since the day of his inauguration. He has repeated many of his most outrageous claims dozens or even hundreds of times as he has sought to bend reality to his political fantasy and personal whim. <p/>Drawing on Trump's tweets, press conferences, political rallies, and TV appearances, <i>The Washington Post</i> identifies his most frequently used misstatements, biggest whoppers, and most dangerous deceptions. This book unpacks his errant statements about the economy, immigration, the impeachment hearings, foreign policy, and, of critical concern now, the coronavirus crisis as it unfolded. <p/>Fascinating, startling, and even grimly funny, <i>Donald Trump and His Assault on Truth</i> by <i>The Washington Post</i> is the essential, authoritative record of Trump's shocking disregard for facts.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><i>"Donald Trump and His Assault on Truth </i>encapsulates the duplicity we've been subjected to these past 31/2 years in a way that hopefully will deter our future leaders from thinking truth-telling is optional. No pithy hot takes. Just great journalism." <br> <i>--</i><i><b>San Francisco Chronicle</b></i><br><br>"A great public service of a book." <b>-Susan B. Glasser, <i> The New Yorker</i></b> <p/>"An authoritative and pull-no-punches guide through Trump's alternative universe....a reader-friendly reference for voters, reporters and editors who soon will be seeking clarity and context once the fall campaign kicks into full swing."<b> -<i>The Record</i></b><br><br>"An extremely valuable chronicle." <b>-<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> STARRED REVIEW</b><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Since 2007, <i>The Washington Post</i> Fact Checker has held Democrats, Republicans, and advocacy groups accountable for their claims by awarding "Pinocchios" for false or misleading statements. <p/>Glenn Kessler has been editor and chief writer of The Fact Checker since 2011 and has worked at <i>The Washington Post</i> since 1998. Kessler and his team earned an honorable mention in the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting. He is a graduate of Brown University and Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. <p/>Salvador Rizzo is a national politics reporter for <i>The Washington Post</i>. He writes for the newspaper's Fact Checker unit and has fact-checked hundreds of claims from politicians and advocacy groups. He is a graduate of Emory University. <p/>Meg Kelly is a video editor and reporter for The Fact Checker at <i>The Washington Post</i>. She has covered national politics since 2015--first at National Public Radio and, since 2017, with the <i>Post</i>'s Fact Checker team. She graduated from Barnard College in New York.
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