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Tell Congress: Vote NO on David Blaine
Ashley Feinberg · 06/11/16 03:06PMDavid Copperfield, the man who famously stole the Statue of Liberty in 1983 as a nation looked on in horror and disgust, wants to make a mockery of our American values yet again. David Copperfield wants Congress to officially recognize magic, the same magic that has caused both infinite hours of embarrassment and David Blaine, as “art.”
Charles Koch, Who Has Spent His Entire Adult Life Working to Reshape American Politics, Declares Himself Uninterested in Politics
Brendan O'Connor · 04/25/16 09:35AMThis Is NOT What Locker Room Talk Is Like
Hamilton Nolan · 04/14/16 10:26AMJust For the Record, Donald Trump's Economic Plan is "Mathematically Impossible"
Hamilton Nolan · 04/05/16 01:05PM500 Days of Kristin, Day 392: Huge Blowout Sale?
Allie Jones · 02/20/16 05:46PM500 Days of Kristin, Day 388: Kristin's Book Tour Lie
Allie Jones · 02/16/16 05:15PMAs we near ever closer to Kristin Cavallari’s literary debut and the sweet release of death, new details about the promotional schedule for Balancing in Heels have emerged. Today Kristin announced that she plans to embark on a cross-country “book tour” next month, making stops in “NYC, Chicago, and LA.”
CNN Obliterates Ted Cruz For 'Flat-Out Lying' About Their Reporting, Again
Melissa Cronin · 02/07/16 02:37PMTrump Says He Watched People Jump Out of the World Trade Center on 9/11 From His Apartment 4 Miles Away
Brendan O'Connor · 11/23/15 11:07PMHamilton Nolan · 11/18/15 04:22PM
Donald Trump Fan Anthony Mackie Believes Trump "Worked His Way Up From Nothing"
Hamilton Nolan · 10/19/15 02:54PMComedian Survived 9/11 From Much Greater Distance Than Previously Claimed
Jay Hathaway · 09/16/15 10:00AMSometimes we’re confronted with difficult truths about our heroes, America. And sometimes we’re blessed with incredible stories. On days like today—both. The New York Times reports that one of the stars of FXX comedy The League has been lying for years about juuust barely escaping the World Trade Center after the attacks on September 11. He was in Midtown, as it turns out.
Republican Candidates Compete to Tell the Biggest Economic Lie
Hamilton Nolan · 08/14/15 01:00PMChristie Lied About Being Appointed U.S. Attorney on Sept. 10, 2001
Jay Hathaway · 08/07/15 12:45PMHamilton Nolan · 07/14/15 10:40AM
PETA says that an activist who participated in the group’s protests against mammal prison Sea World for years was actually a Sea World employee sent to infiltrate them. “Grab your pitch forks and torches. Time to take down SeaWorld,” the whale-torturing corporate whore wrote on Facebook at one point.
The Republican Party Welcomes You, Black Americans
Hamilton Nolan · 07/06/15 10:30AMDonald Trump's Grossly Exaggerated Net Worth: A Timeline
Jay Hathaway · 06/18/15 01:35PMAs cartoon plutocrat and sentient overripe pear Donald Trump officially entered the Republican presidential race Tuesday, he pointedly brandished a financial disclosure statement that asserts his net worth to be in the neighborhood of 9 billion dollars. How much is Trump really worth? If history is any guide, the safe answer is: much less than he says he does.
Remember When Lindsey Graham Lied About Being a Veteran?
Alex Pareene · 06/01/15 01:50PMSenator Lindsey Graham (R-John McCain’s sad shadow), a man loathed by conservatives for supporting immigration reform and loathed by non-conservatives for supporting all wars everywhere forever, is running for president. CNN reports that Graham “hopes that his track record on foreign affairs will give him the advantage in a wide-open primary fight.”
Why Won’t Rand Paul Tell the Truth About Trains?
Ashley Feinberg · 04/29/15 04:00PMDuring a radio interview yesterday, Senator Rand Paul weighed in on the ongoing unrest in Baltimore. “I came through the train on Baltimore last night,” the Kentucky Republican and 2016 presidential candidate told conservative radio host Laura Ingraham. Chuckling, he added, “I’m glad the train didn’t stop.” There’s just one problem with Sen. Paul’s account: Every train traveling through Baltimore that night stopped at Baltimore’s Pennsylvania Station.