When Trump calls something fake is it safe to assume that it's actually true ?

bijouxbroussard · F

It certainly looks that way, doesn't it ? Whatever he says, one can generally assume the opposite is so. 😒

hunkalove · 61-69, M

I always do. How much longer are we going to put up with that psychopath?

Northwest · M

This is not a reliable algorithm. I believe that most of the stuff he tweets about is either lies, or exaggerations (I subscribe to his twitter feed), but his statements are rarely binary.

I believe this is by design, as it gives him, and his supporters, an out, or a way to provide an alternative explanation.

PS: The Trump trolls, on SW, taking the lead from Trump and his enablers, will drop their red herrings into this conversation. "what about Hillary", "look, shiny object over there", you know anything to avoid addressing the actual topic brought up in the post. I've been trying to stick to the following strategy: remain on topic, and remind them that their red herrings will not work. They will eventually get pissed off and leave. They win if you respond to their diversions.

Burnley123 · 41-45, M

As a general rule I would say probably yes but a broken clock is right twice a day, as the old saying goes. Show me the evidence, says another.

I don't trust the CIA or the FBI either and its really hard to know what is going on when so much is happening behind the scenes. However, I would hazard as educated guess that Trump has some kind of link with Russia because of what we know about the Flynn situation.

CaptainCanadia · 41-45, M

It means he wants it discredited, so you should see what it is and why he wants it buried. Maybe it's fake or not. But I do know what 'fake news' is and it's not 'news that I disagree with'.