POLITIFACT'S LIE OF THE YEAR

Harry Garofolo - [email protected]

This Week On Hash Tag Harry's Tag of The Week


#LieOfTheYear

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When the gracious staff at 990WBOB offered me this writing position I had not a clue that it would lead me into writing about politics. By my own admission I am blissfully ignorant on most of the goings on in the political realm. However much like any area of study, the key is the ability to absorb the information. If one finds a subject such as politics to be boring or depressing (as is the case for myself) it will be difficult for them to compile the knowledge to speak intelligently on that subject. Then came the invention of social media. My so called area of expertise. Social media has made information readily available in small snippets for today's fast paced reality. That is exactly why the editors at 990WBOB asked me, to bring to you my Hash Tags of the Week. This week I chose the #LieOfTheYear started by PolitiFact. I must admit this was an easy choice. If there are two things people like to complain about today, they are Obama and Obamacare. 

Our #LieOfTheYear for 2013 is Obama’s if you like your health care plan, you can keep it. Story: http://t.co/KSgq1pxQzf

— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) December 12, 2013

Ordinarily I'd show the pros and cons on a particular hash tag, not in this case. This is due to a lack of supporters defending Obamacare or Obama. There was merely just several layers of support for #LieOfTheYear. Ranging from enthusiastic and vengeful. 

This Week's Tweets of The Week  - #LieOfTheYear

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PolitiFact.com is a project operated by the Tampa Bay Times, in which reporters and editors from the Times and affiliated media outlets "fact-check statements by members of Congress, the White House, lobbyists and interest groups".[2] They publish original statements and their evaluations on the PolitiFact.com website, and assign each a "Truth-O-Meter" rating. The ratings range from "True" for completely accurate statements to "Pants on Fire" (from the taunt "Liar, liar, pants on fire") for outright lies.               According to Wikipedia 

#OblamaandEmptySuit. BHO #Lieoftheyear award. How excel if greatest achievement is lie of year? #POTUS truthteller? pic.twitter.com/ECDODJtvKT

— eChaplain (@eChaplain) December 15, 2013

President said "I'm sorry" to the millions who lost their health plans - after the election. He chose politics over policy. #LieOfTheYear

— AFP (@AFPhq) December 14, 2013

Obama's #LieOfTheYear was told for 4 years. His main 2013 lie was promise to preserve, protect and defend the Constitution. @realjameswoods

— Maureen (@TruthBToldDe) December 16, 2013

Old plan $396/mo, $0 deductible. New #ObamaCare policy $501/mo, $6350 deductible. #LieOfTheYear #uniteblue pic.twitter.com/sffxW3QLoQ #progress

— DB (@xbalesx) December 15, 2013

@PolitiFact #LieOfTheYear??? This could well be the #LieOfTheCentury!!! #obamacare #obamaLIES

— James Sharp (@SharpestJim) December 13, 2013

"@AFP_NewJersey: Congratulations, Barack #obama, on winning #PolitiFact #LieoftheYear ! http://t.co/3yMI3Ee6KE #tcot pic.twitter.com/L0hmMaJt7k"

— CJ (@TalentsMomMLG) December 15, 2013