I don't believe the level of deception depends on who is in the White House all that much. It depends more on the state of the society - and on other factors such as technology, etc.

I do not see anything drastically different now from what went on before. The way the society is reacting may have been changing - and not for the better - over the last 2o years or so. That I think would be a correct statement.

As for the truth - it is emerging all over the place I think. And the "alternative media" are testament to that.