Today's Lie comes to us courtesy of Kevin Drum's Political Animal over at Washington Monthly.

Chris Mooney recently pointed out that:
"The administration claims that the evidence for the effectiveness of needle exchange is shaky. An official who requested anonymity directed us to a number of researchers who have allegedly cast doubt on the pro-exchange consensus."

When Mooney made some phone calls to three of those researchers, they all claimed that their findings disagree with the Bush administration's current policy regarding the effectiveness of needle exchange, which is the opposite of what this anonymous high ranking official told us.

So, to sum it up, Bush Administration says the evidence regarding the effectiveness of needle exchange is shaky. Bush administration cites certain researchers to justify the decision. When contacted, those researchers say their studies do in fact give results that support needle exchange programs.

Sounds like a lie to me.

Ryan Oddey
Ryan@Tafmess.com