Washington Post launches new Bottomless Pinocchio category just for Trump

Published December 10, 2018 5:51pm ET



Inspired by the multiplicity of “false claims” by President Trump, the Washington Post has unveiled a new category in its fact-check rating system: the Bottomless Pinocchio.

According to the newspaper, the rating can be applied to any politician, but right now the only one who it judges as qualifying is Trump — 14 times.

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