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Trump is averaging more than 50 false or misleading claims a day

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October 22, 2020 at 3:00 a.m. EDT
The Fact Checker is keeping a running list of the false or misleading claims Trump says most regularly. Here’s what you need to know. (Video: Meg Kelly/The Washington Post, Photo: Cassidy Araiza for The Washington Post/The Washington Post)

UPDATE: The final count for the Trump claims database is 30,573. For more information, follow this link.

As President Trump entered the final stretch of the election season, he began making more than 50 false or misleading claims a day. It’s only gotten worse — so much so that the Fact Checker team cannot keep up.