Giuliani’s first statement conveyed that there are many versions of the truth, and denied the existence of any underlying factual reality. Now, who do you think Mueller’s going to select? One of his best friends, Comey, or the president.” Comey says you did talk about it, so tell me what the truth is” and then added “we have a credibility gap between the two of them. Truth isn’t truth.' Giuliani went on: “Donald Trump says I didn’t talk about Flynn with Comey. The moderator, Chuck Todd, responded: 'Truth is truth.' Then, Giuliani said: 'No, it isn’t truth. And when you tell me that, you know, he should testify because he’s going to tell the truth and he shouldn’t worry, well that’s so silly because it’s somebody’s version of the truth.

According to Giuliani, “I am not going to be rushed into having him testify so that he gets trapped into perjury. The transcript of the exchange reveals how Giuliani made his statement while defending Donald Trump’s unwillingness to testify for Robert Mueller's Russia investigation. Yet a closer look at Giuliani’s message shows an underlying strategic approach to undermining the truth similar to that used by “scientists” producing industry-sponsored studies rejecting human-caused climate change and links between tobacco and cancer. “Truth isn’t truth” according to Rudy Giuliani, a statement he made on August 19th on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” The phrase was immediately derided as a verbal blunder embodying the Trump administration’s complete disregard for the facts. Gleb Tsipursky on Twitter, on Facebook, and on LinkedIn, and learn more about him on his website. He authored a number of a number of books, most notably the national bestseller The Truth Seeker’s Handbook: A Science-Based Guide, and is regularly featured in venues like CBS News, Time, Scientific American, Psychology Today, Newsweek, The Conversation, CNBC, and elsewhere. Gleb Tsipursky co-founded the Pro-Truth Pledge (at ), a project joined by anyone who cares about creating a united constituency of all who care about truth and facts.

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