CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale writes:
President Donald Trump told a story on Monday about how he “made a correct prediction” about the outcome of the United Kingdom’s 2016 Brexit referendum while he was visiting his golf course in Scotland “the day before the vote.” “You remember?” he asked reporters. They couldn’t have remembered. It didn’t happen.
Trump actually visited Scotland the day after the Brexit referendum, not the day before it. Trump’s imaginary story about these events nine years ago might be considered trivial compared to his lies about pressing topics like inflation and the war in Ukraine. But it’s part of a pattern – a long line of similarly fabricated tales from the president about his own history and world history.
And the pattern has a purpose. Trump’s stories serve to exaggerate his foresight about and knowledge of domestic and foreign affairs, embellish his biography and record in office, and diminish his political opponents. The stories tend to be colorful even though they’re fake. Trump’s historical fiction is sprinkled with vivid details and make-believe quotes, all the better to make it seem authentic and get it to stick in the minds of voters.
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As always with Trump’s lies, there’s more.
“You remember?” “Do you remember?” “I’ll never forget.” President Trump keeps uttering fake history about his own record and world affairs, using made-up quotes and vivid but imaginary details to make his fiction seem legit.
Here are nine recent examples: https://t.co/MybvXK6q27
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 30, 2025