Jimmy Kimmel has some handy ways to visualise Trump's 16,241 lies

The mind boggles.
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Sam Haysom
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Jimmy Kimmel has some handy ways to visualise Trump's 16,241 lies
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Over the course of the three years he's been in office, how many lies do you reckon Donald Trump's told? Well, according to the Washington Post, it's a solid 16,241.

"Since taking office Trump has racked up more than 16,000 false or misleading claims," says Jimmy Kimmel in the clip above. "16,241 lies, and that's just in public — that doesn't even include the time he told Don Jr. he loves him."

Kimmel goes on to say the number is so big, it's hard to even comprehend. His solution? A few handy visual representations to help break the figures down.

"That's over 7,000 more lies than there are visible stars in the night sky," Kimmel says, standing before a giant constellation comprised of the word "lie."

"If those lies were fluffy buttermilk pancakes at one inch thick, they would stack up higher than the Empire State Building."

The mind boggles.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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