Facts have been having a tough year, which makes it all the more significant that PolitiFact has managed to pick a standout winner for its inaugural “Lie Of The Year” competition: Death Panels.The site announced today that “of all the falsehoods and distortions in the political discourse this year, one stood out from the rest. ‘Death panels.'” The site provided an explanation for its selection, which started to gain traction when Sarah Palin wrote about it on her Facebook page.
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