Donald Trump said 17 false things at press conference where he called media `dishonest´
(The Star Food)

U.S. President Donald Trump makes frequent false claims about matters big and small. The Star is tracking them all: 80 as of Feb. 17, 2017, just four weeks into his presidency. Contact Daniel Dale at ddale@thestar.ca if you hear Trump say anything you know is false or should be checked.WASHINGTON—U.S. President Donald Trump summoned reporters to the East Room of the White House on Thursday for a press conference. His primary purpose: bashing the media, an entity he called “so dishonest� and “out of control.� He did not model the kind of truthfulness he said he was seeking — making 17 separate false claims over 77 minutes.1. The claim: “I guess it was the biggest electoral college win since Ronald Reagan.�In fact: George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama all earned bigger margins in the electoral college than Trump did. 2. The claim about former campaign manager Paul Manafort: “He said that he has absolutely nothing to do and never has with Russia. He said that very forcefully. I saw his statement. He said it forcefully. Most of the papers do not print it because it`s not good for their stories.�In fact: The New York Times story Trump was criticizing included Manafort’s denial, in which he said he never “knowingly� had contact with Russian intelligence officers. Other major outlets that followed up on the story also printed a denial from Manafort.3. The claim: “I will say that I never get phone calls from the media. How do they write a story like that in the Wall Street Journal without asking me or how do they write a story in the New York Times put it on the front page.�In fact: Media outlets almost always call his administration for comment on major stories. The Journal, in its story about U.S. intelligence declining to share some information with Trump, prominently quoted a denial from an anonymous administration official. The Times also sought com ...