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Actually, I have posted this a few times...

Here's an interesting term for Ms. Mapes to consider: delusions.

Definitions of delusions on the Web:

A firmly held belief with no basis in reality, that is, clinging to a belief even when the evidence shows that it's false.
www.schizophrenicpen.com/defin.html
A delusion is commonly defined as a false belief, and is used in everyday language to describe a belief that is either false, fanciful or derived from deception. In psychiatry, the definition is necessarily more precise and implies that the belief is pathological (the result of an illness or illness process).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delusions
A condition in which the patient has lost touch with reality and experiences hallucinations and misperceptions.
www.ukhealthcare.uky.edu/patient/glossary/glossary-d.htm
a perception that is thought to be true by the person experiencing it, although the perception is wrong. There are many types of delusions (ie, delusions of grandeur).
www.frankfordhospitals.org/healthinfo/adult/mentalhealth/glossary.html
Delusions are a common symptom of sever forms of mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. Someone who experiences a delusion hold false beliefs. These false beliefs are not by choice. The person cannot let go of the delusion, even when all the evidence is against the false belief. As a result of the delusion the person is not able to fully function in daily life. There are many types of delusions, some of the common types, with examples, are:
home.earthlink.net/~krwenger/mhjargon.htm
delusions are defined as "fixed false beliefs". Examples include a strictly held belief that aliens are inserting thoughts into one's brain or that one's food is being poisoned by the CIA. Delusions are common in schizophrenic disorders.
www2.med.umich.edu/psychiatry/umdc/defquery.cfm
Thought disturbances; hallucinations.
www.birf.info/home/bi-tools/qlinks_d.html
false belief systems; serious mental disorder in which patient has a false set of beliefs which can include others, self, and events. These false beliefs are held despite strong facts to the contrary. Delusions cause impairment in normal daily living.
www.psychologyandlaw.com/Definitions.htm
a delusion is a persistent belief that something is true when there are no facts or evidence supporting the belief. Logic and logical arguments are usually ineffective.
www.depression-help-center.com/glossary.htm
Delusions are fixed, false beliefs. They can be bizarre (eg, invisible aliens have entered the room through an electric socket) or nonbizarre (eg, unwarranted jealousy, or the paranoid belief in being persecuted or watched).
www.alegent.com/body.cfm
False ideas, sometimes originating in misinterpretation, but firmly believed and strongly maintained in spite of obvious proof or evidence to the contrary. Delusions may be suspicious in nature, for example, "Someone is stealing my checks!"
coa.kumc.edu/GEC/modules/BehavDisorder/BD-Glossary.htm