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Denying reality: Trump, Biden and growing accusations of lying
Fox News
Former President Donald Trump continues to push his narrative about the 2020 election. President Biden tries to convince Americans a recession isn't looming.
Howard Kurtz is the host of FOX News Channel's MediaBuzz (Sundays 11 a.m.-12 p.m. ET). Based in Washington, D.C., he joined the network in July 2013 and regularly appears on Special Report with Bret Baier and other programs.
Now I’m not comparing the magnitude of the two efforts. Trump is making a case that every lawsuit and investigation – and the testimony of some of his own people – has shown to be flatly untrue. Biden is engaged in the age-old art of political spin, but with a troubling twist.
Yet, it’s part of a broader picture of a society so divided that we can’t agree on a common set of facts. Die-hard Trump loyalists can’t be convinced that Biden is a legitimately elected president. Fierce Biden loyalists insist that Trump should be behind bars, due process and Justice Department decision-making be damned. Both sides have appropriated "the Big Lie" to brand what their demonized opponents are doing.