The examples given hardly warrant the breathless title. Neither the Daily Mail (a UK tabloid) nor Fox News (a conservative US news network) have much of a record of objectivity and if they're comfortable with distortion, it's certainly not just about science.<p>The ABC piece employs the typical journalistic practice of presenting both sides of the issue which, while it can be argued gives undue legitimacy to wackos like Jenny McCarthy, is a very long way from 'lying'.