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Sunday, December 6, 2015

"Lies, Lies, Lies": "On The Media" Explores Donald Trump's Appeal And His Historical Background

Alan: Friend Frances says: "Trump could preface a speech with the words: "Remember friends that what I'm about to tell you is a pack of lies" and his supporters would leave the venue totally pumped by the brilliance of his presentation.

LIES, LIES, LIES

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Donald Trump’s statements about Muslims cheering after 9/11 are just the latest in a long record of false claims. But if Trump is the most recent, maybe most flamboyant, falsifier to enter US politics, he's not the first and won't be the last. OTM takes a look at political lies, including a taxonomy and history of political untruths; a psychological examination of how and why we lie; and whether, at the end of the day, the most damaging lies aren't the ones we tell ourselves about our fellow citizens.

A TAXONOMY OF POLITICAL LIES

Kicking off our deep dive into deception with a taxonomy of the political lie.

OUR LIES, OUR SELVES

Our relationship with lying in our own lives has a lot to do with how we judge the lies of politicians. 

A RECENT HISTORY OF POLITICAL LIES

Though this election season feels particularly falsity-filled, we've been on this road for a long time. Here's a brief history of political lies and how Trump has broken the mold.

POLITIFACT-CHECKING THE POLITICIANS

If fact-checking is meant to chasten politicians who lie, why isn't it more chaste out there? We speak to Politifact about educating the public and the definition of a "half-truth."

THE MECHANISM OF BLIND BELIEF

Why people believe what they want to believe, despite the facts. 

WHEN POLLS OBSCURE THE TRUTH

Nate Silver of Five Thirty Eight explains why Donald Trump's position in the polls isn't everything he makes it out to be, and how polls can also obscure the truth.

ELITIST TRAITORS VS FASCIST MORONS

For many on the Left, Trump's popularity merely confirms their assumptions about those other people in America. And this may be the most dangerous lie of all.
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