• oneser@lemmy.zip
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    16 days ago

    And the worst part of it all? All those journalists didn’t bother to ask - “sorry, how many?” And then proceed to ridicule a man who just said that ~3% of the world population died from drugs in a year.

    They heard the lie and let it run, just like all the others.

  • dude@lemmings.worldOPM
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    16 days ago

    By the way let’s take a moment to appreciate that it’s the People magazine that successfully facts-checks Trump

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      16 days ago

      Or mourn the fact that none of the so called “serious” media didn’t bother to do it.

    • kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world
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      From the article:

      The U.S. Census Bureau reported there were roughly 340 million people in the U.S. in 2024, which would have meant that more than two-thirds of the country’s population would have died if the president were correct.

      “More than two-thirds” is such a stupid understatement of 88%. It’s also more than three-fourths, and four-fifths, and five-sixths, and six-sevenths, and seven-eighths. He thinks almost 8 people for every 9 people in the US died last year, just from drugs. The man is senile.

  • Robyn@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    That’s like 85% of the US population… Well that caught me off guard, like that claim is beyond stupid. I almost feel embarrassed that I needed to double check the population stats. How can anybody take anything he says seriously?

  • Archangel1313@lemmy.ca
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    Facts have never stopped Trump from saying whatever randomly pops into his head, while he’s speaking.