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The non-partisan fact checking organization Politifact effectively debunks dishonest claims by politicians and pundits in the public discourse. The Daily Kos recently ran a statistical analysis of Politifact’s results and concluded that “Republicans and Conservatives are significantly more likely to make false or dishonest statements than Democrats and liberals, both as politicians and non-politicians” (Click here to read Daily Kos Analysis). Indeed, conservatives often exaggerate claims or say the opposite is true of a fact to justify, in particular their economic policies, as explained in a new book by Alternet senior writer and editor, Joshua Holland: The Fifteen Biggest Lies About the Economy And Everything Else The Right Doesn’t Want You to Know About Taxes, Jobs, and Corporate America. From conflating huge corporations with small businesses, to killing finance regulations by audaciously casting them as bank bailouts, Holland’s book is a handbook for progressive activists and responsible journalists. Economist and author of “It Takes A Pillage,” Nomi Prins said “Joshua Holland’s brilliant, data rich, accessible, and in-your-face book … should be required reading for every American livid about floating a political-financial system that benefits powerful institutions and megalomaniac leaders.”

GUEST: Joshua Holland, senior writer and editor at Alternet