Back Porch Files: Lies, Damn Lies, and (MAGA) Statistics

In this week's selection from Back Porch Files, we dive into how the Trump administration — and its orbit of imitators — have turned statistics into a political weapon. From Trump’s “record-breaking” popularity polls and imaginary tariff profits, to JD Vance’s distortions about political violence and RFK Jr.’s Tylenol-autism conspiracy math, it’s a master class in how to lie with numbers. We’ll break down how these false statistics spread, why people believe them, and what it’s doing to public trust in facts themselves. Numbers don’t lie — but people sure do. As always, check out podcast related links on Link Tree at https://linktr.ee/NeighborOnTheLeft