Diary of disturbing disinformation and dangerous delusions

This challenge:

“I’d ask [President Trump] to name the starting lineup of the [Knicks’] 1993 championship team.” — Gov. Kathy Hochul, Wednesday

We say: Oops. In pushing the false claim that President Trump lied about being a Knicks fan, the gov exposed her own ignorance, claiming the team won the NBA championship in 1993, when it didn’t even make the finals.

Then her press office pretended the goof was intentional, a “4D chess move” meant to trap Trump.

Has any New York governor been more lame? 

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Spot the difference:

“Joe, you did such a great job . . .  Four more years!” — Jill Biden, rallying with her husband after his 2024 debate meltdown

vs.

“I was frightened, because . . . [I thought] he’s having a stroke.’ ” — Jill Biden in a CBS interview to air Sunday

We say: The 2024 debate removed any doubt Joe Biden was unfit to continue as president, yet Jill blithely pretended he was fine.

Now she admits she saw the truth all along, and doesn’t even realize she’s made a self-damning confession.

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This fantasy:

“Every day [the Iran] war goes on, we get weaker, they get stronger.” — Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Tuesday

We say: Uh, the “war” isn’t actually “going on”; the cease-fire largely halted it.

And, on every day that goes by, Iran loses a half-billion bucks in export revenue, its oil-storage crisis grows more dire, its troops go unpaid, its currency plunges further, prices soar and sanctions grip tighter.

That’s strengthening Iran?

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This pack of lies:

“Israel has used its strength . . . to bury the two-state solution . . . [and impose] devastating collective punishment on the people of Gaza.” — Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), in The New York Times, Tuesday

We say: False on every point: Israel merely defended itself after Palestinians rejected a two-state solution and massacred innocent Israelis.

Nor did it collectively punish Gazans, but took higher casualties to target only Hamas perpetrators.

— Compiled by The Post Editorial Board