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Daniel Dale says Trump's inner circle enables his lies

Original: More from Daniel Dale's analysis about trump's non-stop mendacity: Trump is now surrounded by people comfortable with hi

CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale argues that Donald Trump's persistent falsehoods continue largely because he is now surrounded by aides and allies comfortable with his lying. Dale also criticises mainstream media outlets for failing to handle Trump's dishonesty effectively, noting that while many people care about the lying, many others do not mind it. His analysis is being widely shared among US politics observers.

Why now: Ongoing concern over Trump's truthfulness and how the media covers it keeps Dale's fact-checking analysis circulating.

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• More from Daniel Dale's analysis about trump's non-stop mendacity: Trump is now surrounded by people comfortable with his lies The mainstream media doesn’t handle Trump’s lying well enough A lot of people care about Trump’s lying …but a lot of people don’t mind the lying, or… · AkaSci@fosstodon.org · 10

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