Hunter Biden drops a bombshell '86 Trump lies' list, says 'it's almost impossible to keep up'

Hunter Biden's list spans nearly every corner of Trump's second term, from economic promises to foreign policy to the Reflecting Pool controversy
Hunter Biden used AI to compile a list of 'lies' Donald Trump has told over the past 24 months (Getty Images, AP Photo
Hunter Biden used AI to compile a list of 'lies' Donald Trump has told over the past 24 months (Getty Images, AP Photo

WASHINGTON, DC: Hunter Biden dropped a sprawling list on Saturday, August 1, accusing President Donald Trump of 86 "false, misleading, or contradictory" statements over the past 24 months, saying he used AI to compile the claims and then cross-checked them against official data, news reporting, and independent fact-checks. 

"It's almost impossible to keep up," the former first son wrote, calling the list partial and admitting it "cannot be" complete given the volume of statements he's tracking.

The list is a rapid-fire indictment of nearly every aspect of Trump’s second term, from inflation and grocery prices to the cost of tariffs and drug prices, cuts to Medicaid, the wars in Ukraine and Iran, Greenland, funding for NATO, the 2020 election, the Epstein files, and the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool controversy. 

President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during a Cabinet meeting at Camp David, the presidential retreat, on July 31, 2026 in Camp David, Maryland (Getty Images)
President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters during a Cabinet meeting at Camp David on July 31, 2026 (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Fact-checkable claims sit alongside contested framing

Some items on Hunter's list point to things that are independently documented, like the Congressional Budget Office's projections on Medicaid spending cuts, or the Justice Department's move to drop a Reflecting Pool vandalism case after acknowledging flawed installation work. 



Others lean more on interpretation, including disputes over how many "wars" Trump has ended, whether past statements were sarcastic, and characterizations of NATO funding claims.

The 56-year-old's post treats all 86 entries the same way, without distinguishing between hard data and disputed framing.

The list spans nearly every facet of Trump’s presidency, from domestic controversies to foreign policy to economic promises.

Others focus on foreign policy reversals such as the repeated claims by Trump that Iran’s nuclear program had been “obliterated” before he then went to war over the ongoing threat posed by that program and the changing, sometimes same-day, contradictions from Trump over whether negotiations with Iran were ongoing or over.

Hunter Biden (Getty Images)
Hunter Biden's list spans nearly every corner of Donald Trump's second term, from economic promises to foreign policy to domestic controversies (Getty Images)

A background of hostility between the two

The post comes amid a long and publicly hostile history between the two men.

During his first term and the 2024 campaign, Trump spent much of his time attacking Hunter over his overseas business dealings and the contents of his laptop. 

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 04: President Joe Biden talks to his son, Hunter Biden, following the fireworks on the National Mall with First Lady Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff from the White House balcony during a 4th of July event on the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, 2024 in Washington, DC. The President is hosting the Independence Day event for members of the military and their families. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Former President Joe Biden talks to his son, Hunter Biden, on the White House balcony during a 4th of July event on the South Lawn of the White House on July 4, 2024 in Washington, DC (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

But as President Joe Biden left office, he issued a blanket pardon for Hunter. Since then, Hunter has adopted a more public and combative stance on Trump, and this list continues that trend of direct personal criticism, rather than a detached one.

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, July 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on Friday, July 24, 2026, in Washington (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

Hunter closed by daring readers to check his work rather than take it on faith. "Don't take my word for it. Ask your favorite AI. Check the sources. Then post your own list in the replies," he wrote.

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