Truth Over Lies: Stop Trump’s Misinformation Machine

Here are 10 notable misinformation claims or dangerously divisive rhetorical themes from Trump in 2025, drawn from fact-checked reporting: 1. Claiming violent crime in Washington, D.C. was soaring—l, despite data showing a 30-year low in homicides and a 53% drop in armed carjackings. 2. Saying he cut drug prices by up to 1,500%, a figure fact-checkers call mathematically impossible. 3. Blaming a mid-air collision on diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, without evidence. 4. Using “Palestinian” as an ethnic slur against Senator Chuck Schumer. 5. Inciting fear by calling immigration protests a “foreign invasion,” and repeating debunked claims about agitators and planted bricks. 6. Replacing Trump’s two impeachments from a museum exhibit, only restoring them later with softened language. 7. Deploying his “flood the zone” tactic of overwhelming public discourse with false claims, as insiders have acknowledged. 8. Issuing a Health and Human Services report misrepresenting transgender care and promoting discredited theories. 9. Misstating trade balances and global aid, like claiming the U.S. sent $350 billion to Ukraine vs. $100 billion from Europe, when actual figures are far different. 10. Sharing conspiracy theories, including outrageous rumors that immigrants in Springfield were eating pets, obliterated by local officials. Facts are not optional. When officials deliberately distort truth, turning museums into propaganda, twisting data to justify overreach, or demonizing entire groups, the democratic foundation weakens. Experts warn that persistent falsehoods erode trust, corrode institutions, and embolden authoritarian tactics. That means transparent policymaking, evidence-based decisions, and courage to stand by facts, even when inconvenient. Both Democrats and Republicans respect integrity, accountability, and service over spin. We demand aggressive investigations into misinformation campaigns. Congress must hold hearings, support fact-based oversight, and pass truth-in-government laws. History will judge us by whether we tolerated this decay, or chose truth, integrity, and democracy instead.