🧩 BND Motif Index · M354
Politicians' empty promises
Politicians say whatever voters want to hear and never deliver.
- 13claims filed under it
- 5left shows it came up on
- 3center shows it came up on
- 3claims retold online
⚠️ A story people tell, not a claim that it's true.
A motif is the shape of a story as its tellers tell it, named the way a folklorist names a tale type, so the same story told about other people, by the other side or in another year lands in the same place. Some of the claims below are true, many are false. Arguing against a story is often a story of its own, its answer (Voter fraud is answered by Voter suppression, Lawfare by No one is above the law), and we file it there; where no answer has a motif yet, the arguments against a story sit with its tellings.
🪜 Its family
what it rests on, what rests on it, and the motifs that answer it
⤵️ under it: 🧩 Magic money tree
🔗 goes with: 🧩 Leopards Eating People's Faces Party 🧩 Political accountability
🎙️ Who it came up with
the shows we follow where its claims came up, by the show's lean
🫏 left 5
🎙️ CNN 5 Things 🎙️ Know Your Enemy 🎙️ The Kyle Kulinski Show 🎙️ The MeidasTouch Podcast 🎙️ The Young Turks (podcast)
⚖️ center 3
🐘 right 0
🦗 none of our right shows, so far
"Came up on" means one of its claims was heard on the show: told, reported or argued against. We don't yet mark which. Show leans are our own grouping of the shows we transcribe.
🧶 Its claims
what's been told in this shape, newest first, in our words, with where each was heard
- 2026-10-26 “Trump has betrayed the voters who backed him to take on the deep state and the elites, because he is the elites.”
🎙️ The Young Turks (podcast) - 2026-10-21 “Republicans currently in control of the government are not practicing the fiscal responsibility they claim to support.”
🎙️ Politico Playbook - 2026-10-11 “Donald Trump has failed to fulfill many of the promises made during his campaign.”
🎙️ The MeidasTouch Podcast 🎙️ The Kyle Kulinski Show 🎙️ WSJ What's News 🎙️ CNN 5 Things 🎙️ The Daily (NYT) - 2026-10-07 “Trump promised a $5,000 payment to every adult U.S. citizen if Republicans win Congress, but his policies have instead cut Medicare, Medicaid, and SNAP, raised premiums, and left millions without coverage.” 🧶 people online
- 2026-10-07 “Kemi Badenoch's £10bn air defence plan is being criticized for its vague promises and misrepresentations, particularly the misleading 'Iron Dome' comparison.” 🧶 people online
- 2026-10-06 “The Conservatives are planning a £10bn 'Iron Dome' to protect the UK from drones and missiles.” 🧶 people online
- 2026-10-05 “Donald Trump may be reaching a point where his promises no longer gain public credibility.”
🎙️ Know Your Enemy - 2026-10-05 “Trump failed to deliver on campaign promises regarding electricity prices, gas prices, housing affordability, and healthcare.”
🎙️ The MeidasTouch Podcast 🎙️ The Kyle Kulinski Show 🎙️ WSJ What's News 🎙️ CNN 5 Things 🎙️ The Daily (NYT) - 2026-10-03 “Politicians always tell voters what they want to hear.” 🗳️ voters in The Focus Group
- 2026-10-03 “The economy hasn't improved since the past administration.” 🗳️ voters in The Focus Group
- 2026-09-19 “A Michigan Republican Trump voter believes they are owed $22,200 from the $5,000 promise if Republicans win.” 🗳️ voters in The Focus Group
- 2026-08-15 “Voters feel Trump did not deliver on promises like deportations or no war” 🗳️ voters in The Focus Group
- 2026-08-15 “Voters associate Middle East wars directly with Israel's actions” 🗳️ voters in The Focus Group
M354 · first seen 2026-10-05 · last 2026-10-26 · what this is · how the index works