We've already seen numerous examples of the Washington Post printing the false “death panel” claim about health care reform without noting its falsity. The “death panels” lie, as you may remember, was so pernicious PolitiFact named it “Lie of the Year” for 2009. Unfortunately, that didn't stop the Post from frequently repeating the claim that health care reform would result in “death panels” -- and didn't inspire the Post to ensure that it always corrected the falsehood.

PolitiFact's 2010 “Lie of the Year” was the claim that health care reform constitutes a government takeover of heath care. The Washington Post's Glenn Kessler notes: “This snappy talking point is used by Republicans repeatedly to bash Obama's crowing [sic] legislative achievement, but it is simply not true. In fact, PolitiFact.com labeled this claim the 2010 'lie of the year,' but that has not stopped lawmakers from making this claim.”

Nor has it stopped Washington Post bloggers from making this claim. Here's Jay Sekulow, the Post's Religious Right Now blogger:

ObamaCare is bad for the economy. The federal government is taking control of what some have estimated to account for as much as 1/6 of the economy while simultaneously creating yet another entitlement program doomed to failure.

The Washington Post's Glenn Kessler rightly criticizes politicians for telling the “Lie of the Year.” It would be nice if the Post would hold its own personnel to the same standard.