Seriously, WHAT?! White House Spouts 'Truths' That Are... Not Truth? It's Pure Orwellian Chaos!

WTF Just Happened

Okay, so picture this: White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, on December 11, 2025, just casually drops a bombshell. She stands at the podium and declares the economy is doing AMAZING! We’re talking inflation slowing to 2.5% and real wages jumping up a whopping $1,200 for the average worker! Can you even believe it?

But then, plot twist! When CNN’s Kaitlan Collins tried to ask a follow-up, Leavitt didn't just answer. Oh no. She pivoted HARD and attacked her predecessor, Jen Psaki, for telling "utter lies." Leavitt then insisted, with a straight face, that everything she was saying was the "truth backed by real, factual data." Seriously, did that just come out of her mouth?

Wait, HOW Did This Happen?

So, the big question is: HOW?! How did this even come to pass? Because, get this: the “real, factual data” Leavitt was so confidently touting? Yeah, it was specious at best. The actual inflation rate for September was 3%, not the 2.5% she pulled out of thin air. Was she just... making numbers up?

And those "real wages" increasing by $1,200? Nope! CNN business editor David Goldman reports that U.S. workers actually saw the lowest annual paycheck growth since May 2021. So, not only did she not tell the truth, it was the exact opposite! Who approved this strategy? Who sat there and thought, "Yes, let's just claim the sky is green"?

Are We Serious Right Now?

Seriously, are we actually doing this? The historian who wrote the original piece immediately jumped to George Orwell's "1984." Remember the Ministry of Plenty, churning out "fabulous statistics" about how everything was booming, while reality was... well, not? That's what this feels like!

It’s like we’re living in a world where statistics "had no connection with anything in the real world." And Leavitt's repeated declaration that President Trump is the "most transparent president in history" – while defending his "Quiet, Piggy!" comment and not releasing the Epstein files – is just… what?! That’s not transparency, that’s doublespeak!

• She said inflation was 2.5% when it was really 3%.
• She claimed a $1,200 wage increase when actual growth was the lowest in years.
• She said USAID funded a "transgender comic book" in Peru. False!
• She misrepresented a bill to fully eliminate taxes on tips. False, deductions are capped!
• And the "Epstein files transparency" claim? The Guardian called it "fabulously audacious."

  "Nothing to see here: Trump press chief in full denial mode over Epstein."

Okay, but actually HOW do you just stand there and invent reality like it’s a Tuesday? Is this truly real life?

So… What Happens Now?

So… what now? Are we just supposed to expect this level of reality-bending on a daily basis? It seems likely that we’ll continue to see press briefings where "truth" is a suggestion, not a requirement. People are now on high alert, watching for every brazen distortion.

Will the media keep pushing back, or will they just get exhausted? Can fact-checkers even keep pace with a narrative that seems determined to ignore all facts? This could spiral into a situation where "truth is whatever we say it is," and that’s a truly frightening prospect.

The original article even noted Leavitt claimed Trump coined "peace through strength"—a motto famously used by Ronald Reagan! This isn't just about economic stats; it's about rewriting history itself. What happens when our collective memory becomes a "palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed" whenever politically convenient?

We’re stuck in this cycle of disbelief, aren't we? What is truth anymore when it's so easily redefined? It's just... wow.