“Each
year, Politifact awards a ‘Lie of the Year’ to take stock of a
misrepresentation that arguably beats all others in its impact or
ridiculousness. In 2016: where to start? With such a deep backlash against
being truthful in political speech, no one person (though there are world-class
frontrunners) and no one political claim perfectly stands out as the dust
settles from an extraordinary campaign. Because of its powerful symbolism in an
election year filled with rampant and outrageous lying -- PolitiFact is naming
Fake News the 2016 winner." Angie Drobnic Holan
Although
there was no formal event for the presentation of the award, Jack O'Lanterni,
President of Fake News International, has accepted the award.
