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PolitiFact's 2025 Lie of the Year Highlights Multiple Misleading Claims

1/2/2026

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PolitiFact's Lie of the Year for 2025 will spotlight multiple misleading statements, not a single lie.
Editor Katie Sanders cites the volume of inaccuracies and explains the shift to several significant claims.
Notable contenders include statements from the Trump administration, Governor JB Pritzker, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about SNAP and Gaza.
PolitiFact aims to raise awareness about misinformation and improve media literacy by citing real-world impacts.

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Story summary

PolitiFact's Lie of the Year for 2025 will spotlight multiple misleading statements, not a single lie.
Editor Katie Sanders cites the volume of inaccuracies and explains the shift to several significant claims.
Notable contenders include statements from the Trump administration, Governor JB Pritzker, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about SNAP and Gaza.
PolitiFact aims to raise awareness about misinformation and improve media literacy by citing real-world impacts.