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Dishonesty has defined the Trump presidency. The consequences could be lasting

By Peter Baker
New York Times·
12 mins to read
Dishonesty has defined the Trump presidency. The consequences could be lasting
The sheer volume of President Trump's untruths, both petty and profound, has been catalogued and quantified time and again. Photo / Al Drago, The New York Times

Whether President Trump wins or loses, the very concept of public trust in an established set of facts necessary for the operation of a democratic society has been eroded.

Born amid made-up crowd size claims and "alternative facts," the Trump presidency has been a factory of falsehood from the start,

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