Via Wikipedia:
In satire, truthiness is a 'truth' that a person claims to know intuitively "from the gut" without regard to evidence, logic, intellectual examination, or facts.
The Colbert Report on 'Truthiness'
I think this clip is especially appropriate considering the past week of Palinmania.
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