{"id":354,"date":"2008-09-12T15:26:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-12T15:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/omeoflittlefaith\/2008\/09\/liars.html"},"modified":"2008-09-12T15:26:00","modified_gmt":"2008-09-12T15:26:00","slug":"liars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/omeoflittlefaith\/2008\/09\/liars.html","title":{"rendered":"Liars"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Here’s a fun but discouraging site:<\/span> PolitiFact.com<\/a>, which analyzes the statements and speeches and ads run by the presidential candidates to figure out who’s stretching the truth the most.<\/p>\n

The current breakdown is as follows:<\/p>\n

————<\/p>\n

McCain Campaign<\/span><\/p>\n

Barely True Claims:<\/span> 11
Hardly True Claims:<\/span> 8
Outright Lies:<\/span> 3
Total fabrications so far?<\/span> 22<\/span><\/p>\n

————<\/p>\n

Obama Campaign<\/span><\/p>\n

Barely True Claims:<\/span> 8
Hardly True Claims:<\/span> 4
Outright Lies: <\/span>0
Total fabrications so far?<\/span> 12<\/p>\n

<\/span>————<\/p>\n

According to Farhad Manjoo at Slate<\/a>, Obama needs to take a lesson from the Straight-Talk Express and start stretching the truth a little more if he wants to win.<\/p>\n

Sigh.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here’s a fun but discouraging site: PolitiFact.com, which analyzes the statements and speeches and ads run by the presidential candidates to figure out who’s stretching the truth the most. 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