July 1, 2025 |
AI reports Tr$mp less than Lincolnesque regarding truth
July 1, 2025
Five AI models were used to fact-check former President Tr&mp’s statements, as reported in the Washington Post. The AI models consistently debunked Trump’s claims, with responses disproving his statements in the majority of cases. The models demonstrated accuracy and objectivity in their fact-checking, highlighting the potential of AI in countering misinformation. <a target="wapo" href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2025/ai-trump-facts-lies/?carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F4364b05%2F6864064474d1763fd569ac9f%2F5eb0967b9bbc0f3a7839bc4f%2F19%2F62%2F6864064474d1763fd569ac9f" style=white-space:nowrap;">Original Washington Post Report</a>]
Science is, of course, observe, hypothesize, measure, report, repeat. This almost magical process tends to home in on truth progressively, including truth that may be changing. So we decided to repeat the study. We asked each AI system to apply its model to the same set of Tr$mp's statements. We invite all to draw their own conclusions.
Consider the following sample of responses. Most questions with “less firm” responses have been included and are denoted by an asterisk.
Science is, of course, observe, hypothesize, measure, report, repeat. This almost magical process tends to home in on truth progressively, including truth that may be changing. So we decided to repeat the study. We asked each AI system to apply its model to the same set of Tr$mp's statements. We invite all to draw their own conclusions.
Consider the following sample of responses. Most questions with “less firm” responses have been included and are denoted by an asterisk.
Prep
1 Will Trump’s current tariff policies be inflationary?
2. Is the U.S. being taken advantage of on trade by its international partners?
3. Are Trump’s cryptocurrency investments a conflict of interest?
4. Has the Department of Government Efficiency actually “found hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud”?
5. Is Harvard more antisemitic than other universities?
6. Is Trump right that the media is “dishonest” or “tells lies”?
7. Did the “60 Minutes” interview with Vice President Kamala Harris that aired in October distort the truth and damage Trump’s candidacy?
8. Was the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 President Joe Biden’s fault?
9. Was the American economy the worst in its history under the Biden presidency?
10. Was the Biden administration responsible for higher levels of inflation following the covid-19 pandemic and through 2024?
11. Did 21 million illegal immigrants enter the United States [during the Biden administration]? And were many of them murderers, human traffickers, gang members, or other sorts of serious criminals?
12. Were the Jan. 6, 2021, rioters who stormed the capitol “patriots” or “heroes”?
13. Was the 2020 presidential election stolen from Trump?
14. Is Trump the most dishonest president in U.S. history?
Original study author: "The simple truth our analysis points to is this: Either the president is wrong, or the technology is a failure. We leave it to you to choose. But as Aldous Huxley said: 'Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.'”
2. Is the U.S. being taken advantage of on trade by its international partners?
3. Are Trump’s cryptocurrency investments a conflict of interest?
4. Has the Department of Government Efficiency actually “found hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud”?
5. Is Harvard more antisemitic than other universities?
6. Is Trump right that the media is “dishonest” or “tells lies”?
7. Did the “60 Minutes” interview with Vice President Kamala Harris that aired in October distort the truth and damage Trump’s candidacy?
8. Was the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 President Joe Biden’s fault?
9. Was the American economy the worst in its history under the Biden presidency?
10. Was the Biden administration responsible for higher levels of inflation following the covid-19 pandemic and through 2024?
11. Did 21 million illegal immigrants enter the United States [during the Biden administration]? And were many of them murderers, human traffickers, gang members, or other sorts of serious criminals?
12. Were the Jan. 6, 2021, rioters who stormed the capitol “patriots” or “heroes”?
13. Was the 2020 presidential election stolen from Trump?
14. Is Trump the most dishonest president in U.S. history?
Original study author: "The simple truth our analysis points to is this: Either the president is wrong, or the technology is a failure. We leave it to you to choose. But as Aldous Huxley said: 'Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.'”
