Lie of the Year: Readers' Poll Results

*"Obamacare is . . . the largest tax increase in the history of the world." -- Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh 26.6% President Barack Obama was saying success "is the result of government," not "hard-working people," when he said, "If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."  -- a campaign video from the Mitt Romney campaign 20% Barack Obama "sold Chrysler to Italians who are going to build Jeeps in China" at the cost of American jobs. -- a TV ad from the Mitt Romney campaign 18.7% "Under Obama’s plan (for welfare), you wouldn’t have to work and wouldn’t have to train for a job. They just send you your welfare check." -- a TV ad from the Mitt Romney campaign 13.1% Barack Obama began his presidency "with an apology tour."  -- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney 10.4% "Over the last four years, the deficit has gone up, but 90 percent of that is as a consequence" of President George W. Bush’s policies and the recession. -- President Barack Obama 5.6% Mitt Romney and Bain Capital are to blame in a woman’s premature death when they closed the plant where her husband worked. -- Priorities USA Action, a super PAC that supported Barack Obama 3.1% Other (Examples: "Romney’s 47%", "Benghazi was caused by a video," "legitimate rapes don’t cause pregnancy") 1.6% Mitt Romney "backed a bill that outlaws all abortions, even in cases of rape and incest." -- a TV ad from the Barack Obama campaign 0.7% When it comes to jobless workers, "Mitt Romney says he likes to fire people." -- Delaware Gov. Jack Markell 0.2% Mitt Romney "called the Arizona law a model for the nation."  -- President Barack Obama 0.2%