A column by Glenn Kessler, which ran on January 19 -- the day before President Obama left office -- was headlined: " Obama's biggest whoppers ." Jeffrey LordThough the Post has maintained its Fact Checker column since 2011, not all mainstream media outlets have -- and even fewer held Obama to account during his presidency. Conservative outlets, in contrast, had long concluded that Obama had a questionable relationship with the truth. By way of but one illustration, Jack Cashill, a columnist for the conservative New York Post, wrote a piece headlined: " 5 lies that have shaped the Obama presidency. " Here are five that illustrate just how much Obama's presidency is built on falsehoods."

Source: CNN March 21, 2017 22:41 UTC