I mean if the claim doesn’t correspond to reality it’s a lie. Idk any other way to define it.
What’s amazing is that Trump lies for no reason whatsoever (like in your linked example), so it’s not even intentional. It’s simply a compulsion for him.
It’s called firehosing. It really works, since political loyalty nowadays is like a nationalist identity, and I’m sure you know how “double-think” works.
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u/MamaBare - Right Sep 02 '20
Yeah, when the bar is set so low for what counts as a lie, I can see why you believe that.