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Dishonesty has defined Trump presidency. The consequences could be lasting

By Peter Baker
New York Times·
12 mins to read

Whether President Trump wins or loses, the very concept of public trust in an established set of facts necessary for the operation of a democratic society has been eroded.

Born amid made-up crowd size claims and "alternative facts," the Trump presidency has been a factory of falsehood from the start, churning out distortions, conspiracy theories and brazen lies at an assembly-line pace that has challenged fact-checkers and defied historical analogy.

But now, with the election two days away, the consequences

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