It can almost be taken to go with the job" that politicians are lying - although one has to wonder whether they are so inured to doing so or forgotten that there are video clips of what has been said by them previously or that they don't understand the difference between hyperbole, exaggeration and outright lying.
A roundup of some of the best lies in 2014 in a piece "The Lies Heard Round the World" in The New York Times.
"Lying may be an age-old part of politics, but it’s becoming easier to spot the fibs, fictions and falsehoods. A growing army of fact-checkers around the world is busy debunking falsehoods from presidents, prime ministers and pundits — and if their results are indicative, 2014 was a banner year. Some of the claims were so absurd that fact-checking groups honored them with awards, like Australia’s Golden Zombie and Italy’s Insane Whopper of the Year.
Such lies are fun to read, but identifying them is serious business: Misinformation, unchecked, can turn elections, undermine public health efforts and even lead countries into war."
Continue reading here to see some of best porkies!
A roundup of some of the best lies in 2014 in a piece "The Lies Heard Round the World" in The New York Times.
"Lying may be an age-old part of politics, but it’s becoming easier to spot the fibs, fictions and falsehoods. A growing army of fact-checkers around the world is busy debunking falsehoods from presidents, prime ministers and pundits — and if their results are indicative, 2014 was a banner year. Some of the claims were so absurd that fact-checking groups honored them with awards, like Australia’s Golden Zombie and Italy’s Insane Whopper of the Year.
Such lies are fun to read, but identifying them is serious business: Misinformation, unchecked, can turn elections, undermine public health efforts and even lead countries into war."
Continue reading here to see some of best porkies!
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