The Washington Post is tireless in it's pursuit to show the truth about Trump. The reports are thorough, detailed, footnoted and sure to lead to retaliation from the President and those who do his nefarious bidding. Journalists and journalism matter.

So I kinda feel like this should be required reading in this era. With the ongoing toxic brew of lies and half truths coming out of Washington these days, the world needs more investigative reporters like those from The Washington Post and The New York Times. This is a fairly meaty, straightforward analysis of statements Trump has made and the real world data behind them. A lot of what is mentioned in here I was familiar with, but there was new material that was new to me or clarified things I wasn’t completely familiar with. This is a really good, just the facts book for those interested in the truth. Review posted to Facebook, Litsy, LibraryThing, Amazon, and Goodreads.

The title of this book is spot on, totally appropriate.....it objectively documents/accounts Trump's statements....it tells which are true, false, misleading, exaggerations, lies, claims, made up nonsense.......and gives sources & explanations that are pretty easy to understand. There are a lot of numbers re jobs, money, percentages, statistics.....so that can get somewhat daunting.....but it's all laid out pretty straight forward & easy to get through. It sort of reinforces that we're in an 'information rich' time, but poorer in knowledge & understanding of actual facts. It's really a worthy read in our current time. I'd recommend it to all.
I received this e-ARC from Scribner via NetGalley, in exchange for reading it & offering my own fair/honest review.

Thank you to Scribner and NetGalley for the e-galley copy of Donald Trump and His Assault on Truth by The Washington Post Fact Checker Staff.

During his campaign and Presidency, at least in my opinion, Donald Trump has probably had more books written about him than any other President through a first term. Written by the Washington Post Fact Checker Staff (those folks responsible for the infamous "Pinocchios" based of depth, breadth, and seriousness of lies, falsehoods, and misstatements) Donald Trump and His Assault on Truth belongs among the most informative books written about Trump since he began his bid for the Presidency of the United States of America.

At the beginning of the book, the editors explain how the Post's Fact Checker process came about; it was started long before Donald Trump started campaigning for President. They also review the fact checking of other political figures, but the meat of the book is Trump.

Written according to timelines within topics, the entries range from the minor and seemingly mediocre (1 Pinocchio) to the overwhelming with the possibility of significant effect on the workings of our government. In order to present a balanced view, the instances in which Trump was telling the truth or at least a partial truth are included. Sadly, but factually, there just aren't very many. I did feel at times, though, that the checkers were nit-picking and would have given a different president a pass. I subscribe to the Post and often read the Fact Checker columns, but it is hard for a reader to keep up with the volume and depth of the falsehoods being spoken. The book brings it all together in one binding.

The citizens that need to read this book won't; they are so indoctrinated to the idea of "fake news" and conspiracy theories that they refuse to be presented opinions and ideas that differ from theirs which would allow them to make up their minds after receiving complete and factual information.

The Washington Post's banner on its front page is "Democracy Dies in Darkness". This book helps to enhance the Post's efforts to ensure that darkness does not descend and our democracy does not die.

If you are looking for a good run-down of Donald’s lies, this is a great book to read. The authors, the fact checker staff at the Washington Post, go through, and enumerate the many, many falsehoods that the current White House occupant had uttered, and how the number of lies just keep growing. If you regularly read the fact checker on the Post, this will come as no surprise. Face it, everyone, and, in particular, every politician lies, but none like Donald Trump. He has lied so much that the American people no longer know what to believe, if anything, the president says. This continuous, routine lying has also eroded our perception of truth and the reality it bodes. The book provides an interesting, but useful, look at President trump and his lies, his repetition of them and their acceptance or non-acceptance by the American public. Never before has anyone fact-checked Donald Trump as these people have, and he knows it, but he just keeps lying and lying and lying—and probably will until the day he leaves office. This is a great summary of a man who really does not know how to speak the truth, and twists information around until it becomes lies and supports his opinions and ideas. It was interesting to read how the Washington Post fact checker staff looks at and researches what Trump says before pronouncing judgement—which is why they are probably looked upon so well by so many. This book can provide a good overview of the presidential lies (and those of his supporting, supporting him in whatever he does) and may help one understand who the man really is and what he stands for. It may also help one understand him better as decisions to vote in November grow closer. I received this book from NetGalley to read and review.

This is a great collection of all the lies that have come out of Trump's mouth...some I don't recall hearing.

Very interesting compilation of all? the lies told by our president. This should be a must read for all of his supporters. Not that most of them would believe what they read.

Excellent documenting Trumps lies as much as we know he is always lying seeing them written down is sad& shocking,To this second he is still lying today was a day of lie after lie.There will be many volumes of Trumps lies still to come.Important to preserve for history,#netgalley#scribner

An impartial record of the president's lies and his brand of lying. The truth speaks for itself but I appreciate many of the stylistic choices made here.