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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe 2012 Lie of the Year Finalists: Vote in the Readers' Poll
PolitiFact will soon announce our Lie of the Year -- the most significant falsehood of 2012, as chosen by our editors and reporters.
We're also inviting PolitiFact readers to vote for the coveted Readers' Choice award.
Here are our 10 finalists and a link to our survey so you can vote for your favorite. We accept write-ins.
http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2012/dec/04/2012-lie-year-finalists/
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The 2012 Lie of the Year Finalists: Vote in the Readers' Poll (Original Post)
mfcorey1
Dec 2012
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hootinholler
(26,449 posts)1. The 2012 lie of the year is that politifact is neutral. n/t
Gabi Hayes
(28,795 posts)3. they set MSM standard in employment of false equivalencies
pretty useless group
Gidney N Cloyd
(19,847 posts)2. That's a disappointing selection of lies to pick from.
Not even scratching the surface of the lies coming out of the thuglican primaries and general campaigns. Are they skipping over Paul Ryan because he lost his amateur status?
Archae
(46,345 posts)4. WTF??!!??
Romney DID back a bill that would ban all abortions, including ones for rape and incest.
The "personhood" bill.
No "Pants On Fire" here!