Salon.com > Politifact http://www.salon.com Thu, 23 May 2013 00:40:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Romney wins “lie of the year” award http://www.salon.com/2012/12/12/romney_wins_lie_of_the_year_award/ http://www.salon.com/2012/12/12/romney_wins_lie_of_the_year_award/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:46:00 +0000 http://www.origin.railrode.net/?p=13122884 PolitiFact awarded its “lie of the year" award this morning, and the winner is Mitt Romney, specifically his claim that Jeep is moving U.S. production to China.

Here’s is the ad that delivered the win to Romney:

Despite outrage from the media and the public, and a denial from Jeep’s parent company, the Romney campaign stood by the claim.

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