President Donald Trump has created a murky mess of unproven claims and provably false claims about the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

The pool is in a state of disrepair just 16 days after a $24.3m repair project.

Costly Reflecting Pool revamp under fire amid algae bloom and disputed vandalism claims

His involvement elevates scrutiny of a multimillion-dollar renovation project that has faced repeated setbacks since completion.

Trump said the reflecting pool is the only one among several areas renovated by his administration that has been vandalized.

The $14.7 million renovation has gone awry, with the pool now covered in algae

The president remained adamant that problems with the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool post-renovation were due to vandals.

Interior Department says it has made arrests and is investigating Trump's claim.

The president keeps raving about vandalism even though he’s responsible for the pool’s issues.

Trump said the Reflecting Pool would be repaired either immediately before or after the Fourth of July.

President Trump has insisted that vandals, rather than questionable craftsmanship, are responsible for the enduring problems following the Reflecting Pool's $14.7 million sealant…

Trump’s claims that ‘vandals’ are to blame don’t hold water so far – key US politics stories from Monday 22 June

Is he claiming someone cut the paint off the bottom of the pool?

“His words are worthless,” one social media user said in response to a video showing the president talking out of both sides of his mouth.

With algae-green water and blue peeling paint, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is set to be drained again, despite Donald Trump's recent renovation costing over $14 million.…

Analysis: Weirdly, the pool has become a reflection of the president's entire term.

President Donald Trump has created a murky mess of unproven claims and provably false claims about the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

It’s not just bottom slashers and pro-algae agitators. Here’s everything the paranoid president has or could blame for his reflecting pool problems.

The president has alleged that vandals are responsible for damage to the newly renovated pool.

by Kate Yandell ANALYSIS — President Donald Trump has repeatedly blamed vandals for damaging the new blue lining of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which is now peeling, as…