Palin Lies

The First Ten Lies from Going Rogue

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 11.14.2009 | Books


Geoffrey Dunn

Excerpts from Sarah Palin's Going Rogue have been released by several news agencies that have received advanced copies. Here are the first ten lies from the memoir.

Palin Probably Never Had To Worry About Health Insurance

Washington Independent | Posted 11.07.2008 | Politics


When Gov. Sarah Palin said during the vice presidential debate Thursday that her family has gone through periods where they've been uninsured and she ...

Sam Stein

Say It Ain't So, Sarah: Palin Smears Obama With Year-Old Discredited Attack

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics


During an appearance on Fox News this Friday, Sarah Palin claimed that Barack Obama should be disqualified from serving as president because he had on...

Palin Spread Lies About Mayoral Opponent's Religion And Marriage

Salon | Posted 10.24.2008 | Politics


Before Sarah Palin decided to run for the Wasilla mayor's office in 1996 against incumbent John Stein, the Palins and Steins were friends. John Stein ...

It's Singles Week - Someone Tell Newsweek There Are 100 Million of Us and We Vote

Bella DePaulo | Posted 10.22.2008 | Media


Bella DePaulo

This week, September 21-27, is National Singles Week. If you think it is unnecessary to do a bit of consciousness-raising about people who are single ...

Olbermann Gives $100 To Charity For Every Palin Lie, $3700 This Week Alone

The Huffington Post | Nico Pitney | Posted 10.21.2008 | Media


On Friday, Keith Olbermann announced he had made good on his promise to pay $100 to charity every time Sarah Palin "lies or repeats a lie in the cours...

Palin Asked Daughters To Vote On VP Slot -- After They Got To Ohio

Politico | Posted 10.20.2008 | Politics


Appearing on Fox last night, Sarah Palin told Sean Hannity a heartwarming story of how she asked her teenage daughters for their opinion before accept...

Another Palin Lie: Claimed She Took Pay Cut As Mayor, Actually Got Raise

Talking Points Memo | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics


One thing Sarah Palin cites as proof of her reform credentials is a pay cut she says she took when she became Mayor of Wasilla in 1996. "As mayor I t...

Palin Backed Dead-End $26 Million "Road To Nowhere"

ProPublica | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics


When Lois Epstein approached Gov. Sarah Palin during a July 2007 meeting, she says she had a simple request: pull the plug on the construction of a $2...

Sarah Palin, by the Numbers

Daniel Kurtzman | Posted 10.18.2008 | Politics


Daniel Kurtzman

Sarah Palin may lie, but numbers don't. Her record speaks for itself: 2007: the year in which Sarah Palin first obtained a passport (Source) 312: th...

Palin Spreads Debunked Teleprompter Story

WSJ | Posted 10.17.2008 | Politics


"Country Club First" read a lonely protester's sign, lampooning the McCain campaign's Country First mantra, as the Sarah Palin motorcade swung past. O...

Palin Brings Back Debunked Bridge, Ebay Lines She Dropped In Alaska

Fox News | Posted 10.15.2008 | Politics


The New York Times reported last week that when Sarah Palin went back to Alaska, she dropped some dubious claims from her oft-repeated stump speech. ...

The McCain-Palin Lies and the Neil Armstrong Principle

Paul Begala | Posted 10.10.2008 | Media


Paul Begala

The media have an obligation to point out when a politician is lying about a matter of fact, but the right-wing attack machine has so cowed some of them you can almost hear them moo.