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# Why PolitiFact has labeled 2025 the 'Year of the Lies'
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/newshour/extras/the-year-of-lies-1767219848/
- Published: 2026-01-01T01:45:59.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-01T03:30:19.000Z
- Description: Why PolitiFact has labeled 2025 the 'Year of the Lies'
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: PBS News Hour, #ZZZ_Show_fe87d6dc-6a0c-4ffb-800c-e787276ea730, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_73211a34-3fc8-4ddf-bf9a-766e733e8093, #extra

For the past 15 years, the fact-checkers at PolitiFact have sorted through hundreds of statements by politicians to name the "Lie of the Year." This year, the editors dubbed 2025 the "Year of the Lies." Lisa Desjardins discussed more with PolitiFact Editor-in-Chief Katie Sanders. A warning: some images in this story are disturbing.