Lying and its consequences

Robert Abela speaks to reporters. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

On the day following the end of his presidency in 2021, the fact-checking service of the Washington Post reported that the ‘verifiable untruths’ uttered by Donald Trump amounted to 30,573 . This amounted to an average of 21 untrue claims per day during his presidency. While many object to parallels being drawn with the utterances...