Donald Trump lies. A lot. He lies about big things, and small things, and things in between. As Matt Lauer can attest, that will pose a particular problem this fall for the debate moderators as they decide whether and when to fact-check in real-time a man for whom hyperbole and mendacity are the norm.

To help Monday’s debate moderator Lester Holt out, below is a list of some of the most common lies Trump has told on the stump this past year, which he will likely repeat at the debate, debunked:

Lie: He was against the Iraq War from the beginning.
Lie: He cannot release his tax returns while the IRS is auditing him.
Lie:He gives millions of his own money to charity.
Lie: There would be no conflicts of interest between his administration and his business empire because he’ll place the latter in a “blind trust” that his adult children would run.
Lie: His for-profit real-estate school received rave reviews from both independent evaluators and students.
Lie: Trump “finished” the birther conspiracy theory
Lie: Hillary Clinton “started” the birther conspiracy theory.
Lie: Clinton wants to abolish the Second Amendment.
Lie: He never proposed a total ban on Muslims entering the United States.
Lie: He never suggested women who have an abortion should be punished.
Lie: He never said he’d pay the legal fees of a supporter who beat up a protester
Lie: He never said he’s open to nuking ISIS.
Lie: There could be as few as 3 million or as many as 30 million undocumented immigrants in the United States
Lie: Assimilation among American Muslims is nearly "non-existent.”
Lie: The general election debates are “rigged” against him because two overlap with NFL games.
Lie: The election itself is “rigged” against him.
Lie: The United States is one of the highest taxed nations in the world.
Lie: The true unemployment rate is as high as 42 percent.
Lie: The black youth unemployment rate is 59 percent.
Lie: Inner-city crime “is reaching” record levels
Lie: Stop-and-frisk was a sweeping success in New York City.
Lie:Black people love him.
Lie: He is the least racist person you’ve ever met.
Lie: Things have never, ever, ever been worse for African Americans.

http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slate...bate_lies.html