Which 2016 politician lies the most? (PolitiFact Chart)

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Adam Rifkin
11:55 AM Jul 24 2016

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Jeb Bush turns out to be one of the most honest politicians. Wow.

Also more honest than I realized: Kasich, Christie, Rubio, Romney, and Rand Paul.

Adam Rifkin
11:59 AM Jul 24 2016

PolitiFact has been credibly criticized as having a lefty bias. Who's the biggest meta-liar?

Three Pipe Problem
12:57 PM Jul 24 2016

Yeah, there's a whole website dedicated to pointing out its left leanings:

Still, for a lefty org to rate Hillary and Jeb as more honest than Bernie, that's pretty interesting.

Adam Rifkin
1:14 PM Jul 24 2016

Perhaps Hillary and Jeb stick closer to their prepared speeches.

Three Pipe Problem
2:46 PM Jul 24 2016

That's a plausible explanation. Trump does go off script a lot.

Adam Rifkin
4:09 PM Jul 24 2016