Politifact's Lie Of the Year

[Howey]

This had to be an overwhelming winner.

It wasn't a particular person or fact that earned PolitiFact's 2014 Lie of the Year, but the general mass hysteria that accompanied the Ebola epidemic.

And though PolitiFact doesn't say it, its most prominent examples were conservative figures, which isn't too surprising given the level of delirium on Fox News and elsewhere once the disease, which has killed more than 5,000 people in West Africa, claimed one life on American shores.

"Fear of the disease stretched to every corner of America this fall, stoked by exaggerated claims from politicians and pundits," PolitiFact's authors wrote. "They said Ebola was easy to catch, that illegal immigrants may be carrying the virus across the southern border, that it was all part of a government or corporate conspiracy."

"The claims — all wrong — distorted the debate about a serious public health issue," they continued. "Together, they earn our Lie of the Year for 2014."

 

[Statistikhengst]

I am shocked.

 

[TooTall]

This had to be an overwhelming winner.

It wasn't a particular person or fact that earned PolitiFact's 2014 Lie of the Year, but the general mass hysteria that accompanied the Ebola epidemic.

And though PolitiFact doesn't say it, its most prominent examples were conservative figures, which isn't too surprising given the level of delirium on Fox News and elsewhere once the disease, which has killed more than 5,000 people in West Africa, claimed one life on American shores.

"Fear of the disease stretched to every corner of America this fall, stoked by exaggerated claims from politicians and pundits," PolitiFact's authors wrote. "They said Ebola was easy to catch, that illegal immigrants may be carrying the virus across the southern border, that it was all part of a government or corporate conspiracy."

"The claims — all wrong — distorted the debate about a serious public health issue," they continued. "Together, they earn our Lie of the Year for 2014."

I heard that it barely won over this one.

"The president emphatically stated that he did not have the legal right to grant amnesty to five million illegal immigrants in America, but with his infamous pen he did just that without Congressional approval."

 

[Statistikhengst]

This had to be an overwhelming winner.

It wasn't a particular person or fact that earned PolitiFact's 2014 Lie of the Year, but the general mass hysteria that accompanied the Ebola epidemic.

And though PolitiFact doesn't say it, its most prominent examples were conservative figures, which isn't too surprising given the level of delirium on Fox News and elsewhere once the disease, which has killed more than 5,000 people in West Africa, claimed one life on American shores.

"Fear of the disease stretched to every corner of America this fall, stoked by exaggerated claims from politicians and pundits," PolitiFact's authors wrote. "They said Ebola was easy to catch, that illegal immigrants may be carrying the virus across the southern border, that it was all part of a government or corporate conspiracy."

"The claims — all wrong — distorted the debate about a serious public health issue," they continued. "Together, they earn our Lie of the Year for 2014."

I heard that it barely won over this one.

"The president emphatically stated that he did not have the legal right to grant amnesty to five million illegal immigrants in America, but with his infamous pen he did just that without Congressional approval."

You "heard"?

 

[TooTall]

This had to be an overwhelming winner.

It wasn't a particular person or fact that earned PolitiFact's 2014 Lie of the Year, but the general mass hysteria that accompanied the Ebola epidemic.

And though PolitiFact doesn't say it, its most prominent examples were conservative figures, which isn't too surprising given the level of delirium on Fox News and elsewhere once the disease, which has killed more than 5,000 people in West Africa, claimed one life on American shores.

"Fear of the disease stretched to every corner of America this fall, stoked by exaggerated claims from politicians and pundits," PolitiFact's authors wrote. "They said Ebola was easy to catch, that illegal immigrants may be carrying the virus across the southern border, that it was all part of a government or corporate conspiracy."

"The claims — all wrong — distorted the debate about a serious public health issue," they continued. "Together, they earn our Lie of the Year for 2014."

I heard that it barely won over this one.

"The president emphatically stated that he did not have the legal right to grant amnesty to five million illegal immigrants in America, but with his infamous pen he did just that without Congressional approval."

You "heard"?

You question my 'heard' but you don't question 'This had to be an overwhelming winner.' HUH!

 

[CrusaderFrank]

It's only killing darkies, no biggie, amiright?

Ebola, Eschmola! We have an Ebola Czar

Infected: 18,000
Deaths: 6,800

CDC stopped published the chart showing the cases.

 

[Statistikhengst]

It's only killing darkies, no biggie, amiright?

Ebola, Eschmola! We have an Ebola Czar

Infected: 18,000
Deaths: 6,800

CDC stopped published the chart showing the cases.

Uh, you do realize the time frame for those numbers, right?
And you do realize where almost all of those cases have happened, right?

Come on, FrankieDankie, you can do better than that.

Am I gonna have to entice you with "Hillary is NOT going to be the DEM nominee in 2016?"

 

[Howey]

This had to be an overwhelming winner.

It wasn't a particular person or fact that earned PolitiFact's 2014 Lie of the Year, but the general mass hysteria that accompanied the Ebola epidemic.

And though PolitiFact doesn't say it, its most prominent examples were conservative figures, which isn't too surprising given the level of delirium on Fox News and elsewhere once the disease, which has killed more than 5,000 people in West Africa, claimed one life on American shores.

"Fear of the disease stretched to every corner of America this fall, stoked by exaggerated claims from politicians and pundits," PolitiFact's authors wrote. "They said Ebola was easy to catch, that illegal immigrants may be carrying the virus across the southern border, that it was all part of a government or corporate conspiracy."

"The claims — all wrong — distorted the debate about a serious public health issue," they continued. "Together, they earn our Lie of the Year for 2014."

I heard that it barely won over this one.

"The president emphatically stated that he did not have the legal right to grant amnesty to five million illegal immigrants in America, but with his infamous pen he did just that without Congressional approval."

You "heard"?

You question my 'heard' but you don't question 'This had to be an overwhelming winner.' HUH!

What readers voted:

2014 Readers Poll results PolitiFact

 

[CrusaderFrank]

It's only killing darkies, no biggie, amiright?

Ebola, Eschmola! We have an Ebola Czar

Infected: 18,000
Deaths: 6,800

CDC stopped published the chart showing the cases.

Uh, you do realize the time frame for those numbers, right?
And you do realize where almost all of those cases have happened, right?

Come on, FrankieDankie, you can do better than that.

Am I gonna have to entice you with "Hillary is NOT going to be the DEM nominee in 2016?"

Yes, this were the numbers barely 2 weeks ago:

16,000 infected, 5,700 dead, 70% mortality, 3 African countries devastated

2,000 more infections, 1,000 more dead in 2 weeks

2 WEEKS!

 

[Old Rocks]

2014 Readers Poll results PolitiFact

First place among readers went to "Global warming is a hoax," a statement made by a losing congressional candidate in south Louisiana.

Here are the full results:

"Global warming is a hoax." —Lenar Whitney. Pants on Fire.

31.8%

The United States has seen "a net loss of people with health insurance" because of Obamacare. —John Boehner. False.

18.8%

The State Department says the 42,000 jobs created by the Keystone XL pipeline are "ongoing, enduring jobs." —Russ Girling. False.

17.8%

"At least 10 ISIS fighters have been caught coming across the Mexican border in Texas" and there are "dozens more that did not get caught by the Border Patrol." —Duncan Hunter. Pants on Fire.

8.8%

"My position hasn’t changed" on using executive authority to address immigration issues. —Barack Obama. False.

8.6%

Says President Barack Obama has issued upwards of 1,000 executive orders, more than any modern president. —Chain email. Pants on Fire.

4.1%

Amid the "crisis at our southern border," there are "reports of illegal migrants carrying deadly diseases such as … Ebola virus." —Phil Gingrey. Pants on Fire.

3.5%

Some doctors say Ebola can be transmitted through the air by "a sneeze or some cough." —George Will. False.

2.7%

Says his comment about extremists being a JV team "wasn’t specifically referring to" Islamic State. —Barack Obama. False.

1.9%

 

[Old Rocks]

Polio

At the height of the polio epidemic in 1952, nearly 60,000 cases with more than 3,000 deaths were reported in the United States alone. However, with widespread vaccination, wild-type polio, or polio occurring through natural infection, was eliminated from the United States by 1979 and the Western hemisphere by 1991

By historical standards, the ebola epidemic is insignificant. And we had two people infected here in the US, both of which survived. The "Conservative" screaming fit over ebola simply demonstrated how out of touch with reality these assholes are.