Busted Liar of the Day – Betsy McCaughey, Creator of ‘Death Panel’ Myth

‘Death Panel’ Myth Creator Betsy McCaughey Resigns From Medical Board

by Matthew DeLong – The Washington Independent 8/21/09 4:13 PM

Betsy McCaughey — an outspoken proponent of the myth that Democrats’ health care reform proposals will lead to the creation of “death panels,” as well as a former lieutenant governor of New York and adjunct fellow at the Hudson Institute — has stepped down from her position as a director of Cantel Medical Corp., which bills itself as a “leading provider of infection prevention and control products in the healthcare market.”