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Death Panels Lie On Factcheck.Org's 'Whoppers Of 2009'
Politifact already named Sarah Palin's "death panels" claim its lie of the year -- prompting an indignant response from the former Alaska governor. Now Factcheck.org has followed suit, calling the claim that health care reform would lead to euthanasia for the elderly and disabled a "whopper of 2009."

The non-partisan group, however, pinned most of the blame on longtime reform foe Betsy McCaughey.

"Death Panels" The "pulling the plug on grandma" falsehood really took off once former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin coined the term "Death Panel," but this falsehood got its first push from former New York lieutenant governor and health care overhaul opponent Betsy McCaughey.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/27/death-panels-lie-on-factc_n_404284.html
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