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PolitiFact's Lie of the Year Is True

Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 12:15 pm PST

What a disappointment. In a year absolutely filled with blatant, outrageous right wing Big Lies, Politifact picks as their "Lie of the Year" something that's actually a true statement: Lie of the Year 2011: 'Republicans voted to end Medicare'. Simply put, I don't buy their rationale. And in fact, their own ...

Politifact, Lie of the Year, Medicare, Republican Party

Fact Checking the Fact Checkers

Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 11:08 am PDT

For more information on the dustup among Jon Stewart, Fox News, and Politifact, here's Politifact's original piece on Stewart's claim that Fox News viewers are more misinformed than viewers of other networks: PolitiFact | Jon Stewart says those who watch Fox News are the 'most consistently misinformed media viewers'. When many ...

Jon Stewart, Comedy, Satire, Fox News, Video, Chris Wallace, Politifact

Video: Jon Stewart on the Fox News Dynasty of Lies

Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 10:43 am PDT

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Jon Stewart, Comedy, Satire, Fox News, Video, Chris Wallace, Politifact

Politifact's Lie of the Year: 'Government Takeover of Health Care'

Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 10:47 am PST

Politifact.com has selected their Lie of the Year for 2010: the Republican attack line that the government is taking over health care. By selecting "government takeover' as Lie of the Year, PolitiFact is not making a judgment on whether the health care law is good policy. The phrase is simply not ...

Politifact, Lie of the Year, Health Care, Republican Party