It’s a good thing President Joe Biden wasn’t strapped to a polygraph while giving his State of the Union speech on Thursday, because his results would have come back about as clean as O.J. Simpson’s. That was especially true when he recited a lot of tall tales — and some whoppers — while touting his administration’s alleged successes.

Here is a list my top five half-truths and in some cases outright fabrications:

1. “My administration cut the deficit by $1.7 trillion.”

Updated: Tue Mar 12, 2024