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Truth and Lies on the Campaign Trail
Misinformation has flowed from the party that has spent almost a decade fretting about the dangers of “post-truth” politics. (Joe Sohm via Getty Images)
Trump’s BS is mostly a sin of commission. Harris’s is generally a sin of omission. Both camps are blurring the line between fact and fiction in this election.
By Oliver Wiseman
08.15.24 — U.S. Politics
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Bullshit.

That’s what the American people are being force-fed during this campaign season. And neither party has a monopoly on it.

First, there’s Donald Trump. Obviously. Here’s a random sample of the nonsense he has claimed over the past two weeks:

  • Images of huge crowds at Kamala Harris’s rallies have been AI-generated, making them appear larger than they…

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Oliver Wiseman
Oliver Wiseman is the deputy editor of The Free Press. Previously, he was the executive editor of The Spectator World and a regular contributor to UnHerd, City Journal, the Evening Standard, and a range of other publications.
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