The Gist

Trolls and Trump’s Lies

How one Canadian journalist spends his days fact-checking Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump speaks to the media at the White House on Friday in Washington.

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Trump has lied so many times since he took office that it’s difficult for the normal person to focus on them. Luckily we’ve got Daniel Dale at the Toronto Star keeping track. Dale joins us to talk about what it’s like reporting on American politics as a Canadian, including the similarities of covering former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford.

In the Spiel, how to engage with trolls.

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