Fox Will Not Air Obama Conference, Airing Instead a Show About Liars. Who Can Tell the Difference?

In a delicious irony, the Fox television network will not be broadcasting President Obama's prime-time press conference on Wednesday evening. Instead, Fox will be airing an episode of it's series Lie to Me.

The news conference comes at the start of a ratings "sweeps" months, where viewership is watched closely to set local advertising rates. Not only will Fox keep its advertising for the hour, it will offer the only broadcast entertainment program, potentially giving a boost to the new series "Lie to Me," about a crime-fighting expert who can spot liars. "American Idol" follows "Lie to Me" on the schedule.

Seems like no matter which of the major networks you tune into on Wednesday at 9, you're going to spot somebody lying.