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Chain e-mails circulate on the Internet, making charges against a candidate.
Recent statements involving Chain e-mail
"The ACLU has filed a suit to have all military cross-shaped headstones removed."
The Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 "would guarantee Barack Obama will never be held accountable for producing forged birth documents."
Obama used $20 million in federal money "to emmigrate (sic) Hamas Refugees to the USA."
Obama's "first call (as president) to any head of state was to Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian territory."
"Barack Obama's nominee for 'regulatory czar' has advocated a 'Fairness Doctrine' for the Internet" that would require links to opposing opinions.
Recent stories featuring Chain e-mail
Obama's birth certificate: Final chapter. This time we mean it!:
We address continued Internet speculation on the document.
Chain e-mail sings familiar tune with new chorus :
A new chain e-mail makes the familiar (false) claim that Obama is a Muslim, with a new (false) twist that he's flying "Hamas refugees" to the United States — and a senator takes it seriously.
E-mail distorts Daschle comment on seniors:
By simply moving a quotation mark, a chain e-mail distorts a comment from the former senator.
Members of Congress are outraged over bonuses for AIG. We check their facts.
Chain e-mails are back — and they're still wrong:
Get ready to hit the Delete key. Chain e-mails are making a resurgence and landing in your inbox. We check two of them and find they're Pants on Fire wrong.
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