PolitiFact has named "Exaggerations about Ebola" the 2014 Lie of the Year. Hard to disagree with that one, though serious consideration should have gone to:

• Kentucky needs Mitch McConnell;
• Gun violence is not a public-health issue;
• The Keystone pipeline will create tens of thousands of jobs;
• It's cold outside, so climate change is bogus;
• Racism is dead in America.
• Also, Johnny Manziel is an NFL quarterback.

And, of course, to "enhanced interrogation techniques," not to mention rectal feeding and rectal rehydration, are not torture, two key corollaries being,

• Dick Cheney is not a sociopath and
• accountability is not needed.

In contrast, you want some truth? How about:

• The next Republican president will probably torture; and
• Athletes have every right to stand up for justice, while all that police whining is self-defensive nonsense.

It's been one helluva year, eh?

Round-up by Michael J.W. Stickings of The Reaction. (Twitter: @mjwstickings.) I'll be here all week. Send requests and suggestions to mbru@crooksandliars.com (with "For MBRU" in the subject line).