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Chain e-mails circulate on the Internet, making charges against a candidate.
Recent statements involving Chain e-mail
Obama "closed offshore tax safe havens."
Obama has "visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any president in his first six months in office."
Maj. Nidal Hasan, the man accused of the Fort Hood shootings, "was an ADVISOR to the Obama Administration."
You must list all your guns on your 2010 tax return.
A new federal program provides subsidized "Obama phones" with 70 free minutes of cell phone service every month.
Recent stories featuring Chain e-mail
A chain e-mail full of praise:
An American Studies professor listed 90 accomplishments of the Obama administration and sent it to some Democratic friends, but the list went viral. We take a look to see if it's accurate.
'Obama phones'? No, they've been around for years :
The latest Internet rumor is that President Obama is giving out free phones to people on welfare.
Chiropractor ditches patient over chain e-mail:
When facts are in dispute, sparks fly.
E-mail 'analysis' of health bill needs a check-up:
Readers sent us a chain e-mail that comments on the House health reform bill page by page. Most of its factual assertions are wrong.
It's double Pants on Fire! day at PolitiFact.com: We check a chain e-mail on illegal immigrants and comments from TV and radio personality Glenn Beck.
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