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For the first time since 2009, PolitiFact is recalibrating the Lie of the Year — our award for the most egregious falsehood we've seen in a year's worth of fact-checking.

This year, we want to focus less on the offenders who perpetuate the falsehoods, and more on those who are hurt by them.

So “congratulations” 2025. PolitiFact names you Year of the Lies. 🧵
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Florida, already susceptible to dengue outbreaks, has reported more than 500 locally acquired cases this year, the largest outbreak in decades. What’s the treatment and can people become immune? buff.ly/u3RP4YY

Online takes flew fast after 62% of Floridians passed a big property tax cut measure. But will Amendment 3 lead to hiked rents and sales taxes? Can local governments absorb the blow with pandemic-boosted property tax revenue? We fact-checked. buff.ly/HeRkMVD

Democrats handily won the U.S. House and Senate from GOP control in the midterm elections. The victory leaves questions about how President Donald Trump may use his veto power, and how much gridlock or forced compromise Congress will face. buff.ly/exWURP2

The new Democratic majorities in the House and Senate won’t have sufficient numbers to override vetoes by President Donald Trump. But they don’t need his permission to launch oversight efforts, or even a round of impeachments. buff.ly/OMpqirS