Politifact Lie of the Year

Think Again: As a Matter of Fact

Eric Alterman | Posted 05.17.2012

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Eric Alterman

When fact-checking organizations tend to find many more conservative lies than liberal ones, rather than respond that conservatives tell far more lies, the fact-checkers go looking for liberal fabrications and find them whether they exist or not.

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Jason Linkins

New Hampshire Television Stations Find Politifact's "Lie Of The Year" Argument Lacking

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.11.2012

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One thing that should, by now, be painfully obvious to any political observer who's mastered some basic achievements in cognitive development is that ...

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Progressive Ad Faces GOP Challenge

The Washington Post | Greg Sargent | Posted 01.10.2012

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When PolitiFact labeled the claim that the GOP voted to end Medicare its "Lie of the Year," this was seen as a big deal in Washington, because it sugg...

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Your Weekend Random-Ass Roundup: A Christmas Wish

J.D. Bell | Posted 02.22.2012

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J.D. Bell

All I want for Christmas is to never hear about Michelle Obama's ass again. Unless it's at my barbershop. Now come, ye faithful readers. Gather round...

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When Medicare Isn't Medicare

Wendell Potter | Posted 02.25.2012

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Wendell Potter

If backers of Ryan's plan would drop the word "Medicare" and name it something with a bunch of numbers and a letter or two in parenthesis, that would be far more honest than calling it Medicare or anything similar.

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Bitter Editorial Rant Kills Fact Checker Model, 'Ends Politifact As We Know It'

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 02.21.2012

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Richard (RJ) Eskow

Politifact editor Bill Adair probably ruined his outlet's chances of ever being taken seriously again as an objective debunker of political spin. What a shame. There's a glaring need for somebody to play that role, and Politifact was in a unique position to fill it.

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PolitiFact Defends Its 'Lie Of The Year'

PolitiFact | Posted 02.21.2012

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At a Republican campaign rally a few years ago, I asked one of the attendees how he got his news....

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PolitiFact Doubles Down On Epic 'Lie Of The Year' Disaster

Slate | Posted 12.27.2011

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After this week, plenty of pundits are well and done with the national version of PolitiFact. The local versions? They're great. I was actually pretty...

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Politifact Reveals 'Lie Of The Year'

Politifact | Bill Adair & Angie Drobnic Holan | Posted 05.25.2011

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The line stuck. By the time the health care bill was headed toward passage in early 2010, Obama and congressional Democrats had sanded down their prog...

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