In Case You Missed It...

[sp1814]

Sorry, I saw this earlier in the week, and I've spent days trying not to post it on AB, but now I've failed, and have to...

As a bit of Sunday even light relief, I present this...Donald Trump claiming that he invented the word 'fake'.

Once again, Donald Trump, the 44th President of the United States claimed last week to have invented the word 'fake'.

https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/donald-trump-claims-he-invented-the-word-fake-for-real-1761410

Apparently, it had not been used before.

'covfefe'.

[douglas9401]

Alexander O'Neal set to sue. :-)

[jackthehat]

Oh dear..... :o)

He's the gift which just goes on giving.....

[-Talbot-]

Once again, Donald Trump, the 44th President of the United States claimed last week to have invented the word 'fake'.


He didn't, did he.

[Mamyalynne]

Ah, well......I don't quite know how to respond to that.

[jno]

appropriate response from JKR there.

[jno]

someone has pointed out that Dr Evil's father claimed to have invented the question mark

https://youtu.be/lTJj4wbmAhk

[davegosling]

"Donald Trump, the 44th President"

45th, actually :-)

[andy-hughes]

I think if you looked up the word 'fake' in the dictionary, there would be a little picture of Donald Trump next to it - but that's not the same as inventing the word - just personifying it!

[-Talbot-]

Has Trump really sent you all doolally ?

[ummmm]

What a pleb.

[-Talbot-]

Possibly he has.

[sp1814]

davegosling

Technically, he's the 44th, because Grover Cleveland is counted twice. He was both the 22nd and 24th President (he was elected for two nonconsecutive terms).

In light of what Trump has now claimed, tomorrow I will be inventing the words 'mirror', 'llama' and 'slitfringe'.

The latter is actually new, and describes the period of time between cutting yourself on a knife that's hidden underneath dishes in the sink and the moment when you actually feel pain.

[Hopkirk]

Why should I trust New Delhi TV?

I suspect this is fake news.

[-Talbot-]

lol @ sp sticking with his 'fake news'

Get that giant irony klaxon out andy.

[sp1814]

Hopkirk

Err...because of the unedited embedded video.

But I see your point. It's been posted elsewhere.

On CNN

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/08/politics/trump-huckabee-fake/index.html

The Independent

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-takes-credit-for-inventing-the-word-fake-a7989221.html

The Sun

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4644144/donald-trump-appears-to-claim-he-invented-the-word-fake-after-suggesting-hes-the-first-person-to-use-it/

The US Daily News

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/trump-created-word-fake-defends-puerto-rico-towels-article-1.3549242

And others

http://theweek.com/speedreads/729629/trump-says-fake-greatest-all-terms-ive-come

https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/trump-word-fake/

http://www.newser.com/story/249791/trump-defends-throwing-very-good-towels-to-puerto-ricans.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/donald-trump-just-tried-to-claim-he-invented-the-word-fake_uk_59da65b4e4b072637c44d8b8

[sp1814]

-Talbot-

Hang on...are you saying he didn't make that claim?

Have you seen the clip?

I know that we metropolitan elite will do anything to make Trump look bad, but in this occasion, he's taken the ball off of us booted it down the midfield and scored his own goal.

We're still at the other end wondering what's happening.

I'm beginning to like Trump. He might be a giant child with ADD, but he's better than vaudeville.

[aelmpvw]

who's telling the truth? we need to know ...

https://www.avclub.com/merriam-webster-points-out-that-trump-didnt-invent-fak-1819298951

[douglas9401]

The Donald is the golf club bore who dominates the chat in the member's lounge due to his wealth, long membership and great belief in himself.

The only thing he doesn't know is that everybody secretly hopes for the day that he collapses and expires suddenly while looking for his ball in the trees on the remote 12th and isn't found till the critturs have feasted.

[-Talbot-]

Hang on...are you saying he didn't make that claim?



It is crystal clear he didn't make that claim. (I was referring to your other fake news btw)

[sp1814]

-Talbot-

But...but...he did.

Did you watch the video?

Later on in the interview (although not included in the clip), he claims to have invented the Internet, trousers, windows and claims that it was he who shot J.R.