Dishonest

Scientific American: Honest Liars: Dishonest Leaders May Be Perceived as Authentic - Donald Trump’s election suggests supporters view an outsider’s lies as symbolic protests against the establishment By Matthew Hutson

The researchers did tie the study to the 2016 election by surveying 402 participants, who were told that one of Trump's tweets about global warming being a hoax had been definitively debunked. Trump supporters were more likely than Clinton supporters to see the tweet as not literal but as a challenge to the elite.