Mrs Bachmann has a record of making factual mistakes, repeating untruths and adopting preposterous stances.
The first step in solving problems is to deal in whole truths, not untruths or partial truths.
But this series of untruths in a public place is really almost unprecedented.
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While there is no surefire on-the-spot way to sniff out dissemblers, there are some helpful clues and tactics for uncovering untruths.
President Obama cannot juggle all these untruths in the air at once.
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Some are clever and creative, and some contain outright blatant untruths.
Many Internet publishers, therefore, have little to lose from printing untruths and plenty to gain in notoriety if the story they put out is sensational enough.
Stutzman and Wheeler said they felt "duped", "cheated" and "betrayed" following the Winfrey TV interviews, which showed the books - billed as as inspirational true-life memoirs - were filled with untruths.
Publicly, the Likud lambasted Labour for spreading these untruths.
"I'm saddened that Malawi's President Joyce Banda has chosen to release lies about what we've accomplished, my intentions, how I personally conducted myself while visiting Malawi and other untruths, " Madonna said in a statement.
Researchers established different categories of these untruths.
This only perpetuates untruths and stereotypes.
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