Chain e-mail
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Chain e-mails circulate on the Internet, making charges against a candidate.
Chain e-mail's statements by ruling
- True 1 (1)
- Mostly True 2 (2)
- Half True 0 (0)
- Barely True 3 (3)
- False 9 (9)
- Pants on Fire 8 (8)
Recent statements by Chain e-mail
"His true name is Barak Hussein Muhammed Obama."
Friday, April 18th, 2008 in
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"Obama ... gave almost a million dollars to the (Kenya) opposition campaign who just happened to be his cousin, Raila Odinga."
Friday, April 18th, 2008 in
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Obama thinks the national anthem should be "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing."
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 in in a chain email
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Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama want to raise taxes on all income brackets.
Thursday, March 13th, 2008 in a chain e-mail
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Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama want to raise capital gains taxes, which apply to home sales.
Thursday, March 13th, 2008 in a chain e-mail
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Recent stories featuring Chain e-mail
PolitiFact's greatest hits: Our Top 10 Truth-O-Meter rulings cover the Pledge of Allegiance, military shrinkage and crime linkage. We also examine whether God has a position on the Iowa caucuses.
Obama targeted in chain e-mail: A chain e-mail says Barack Obama "refused" to say the Pledge of Allegiance. But it relies on a photo taken during the national anthem, not the Pledge.
Mud in your inbox: A Special Report: Chain e-mails spread rumors about candidates at warp speed. But they often distort the truth, as we found with one that falsely claims Hillary Clinton refused to meet with the Gold Star Mothers.
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