My bad; I&#x27;ve edited my comment above accordingly.<p>&gt; Trump&#x27;s claim was analyzed. Independent experts were consulted. It&#x27;s obvious why the ruling went against him.<p>&gt; I don&#x27;t think distinguishing between hyperbole and lies is Politifact&#x27;s problem. It&#x27;s simply calling a lie a lie.<p>When I was growing up in the Eastern Bloc, we looked up to the U.S. for their people&#x27;s ability to think critically and to have their own informed political opinions. I am horrified at your implying that you outsource your thinking. We used to say, &quot;experts were consulted&quot;, &quot;it&#x27;s obvious&quot;, &quot;the ruling went against him&quot;. That&#x27;s totalitarian language, describing a totalitarian concept.  Why would you throw away your freedom of thought, willingly to boot?<p>Let me invite you to analyse that statement by Mr Trump and its analysis by Politfact and my comment above. What is <i>your</i> opinion? Can you give good arguments for it, and anticipate counter-arguments against it?