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Extensive documentation from multiple fact-checking organizations and academic institutions confirms that Donald Trump has made numerous false or misleading public statements. The Washington Post Fact Checker database recorded a total of 30,573 false or misleading claims during his four-year term 1 4. These statements were frequently repeated, with some assertions being made dozens or hundreds of times 8. FactCheck.org identified specific instances where Trump used climate change data to misleadingly claim that experts had changed their stances 2. Academic research has characterized this stream of false statements as a hallmark of the Trump presidency 8 11. Furthermore, reports during the 2024 election cycle indicated that he continued to be a spreader of a variety of false claims online 9. Public media and historical records confirm he has made tens of thousands of such claims throughout and between his terms in office 3 5.