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stated on May 11, 2017 a chain email
Says there are thousands of registered voters over 110 years old in North Carolina, including one who is 219 years old.
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By Will Doran • May 18, 2017
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stated on September 21, 2016 a chain email
On Tim Kaine: "In exchange for campaign contributions, he appointed a radical jihadi to the Virginia Immigration Commission."
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By Warren Fiske • October 3, 2016
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stated on June 29, 2015 a chain email
Muslims "attempted to establish the first Islamic Sharia court inside the United States in the town of Irving, Texas."
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By W. Gardner Selby • July 16, 2015
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stated on February 9, 2015 a chain email
"Over 200 years ago, the United States had declared war on Islam, and Thomas Jefferson led the charge!"
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By Louis Jacobson • February 11, 2015
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stated on October 30, 2014 a chain email
"Over 214,000 doctors opt out of Obamacare exchanges."
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By Steve Contorno • November 6, 2014
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stated on June 18, 2014 a chain email
Says Barack Obama is the "first president to appoint 45 czars to replace elected officials in his office."
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By Shannon Beckham • June 25, 2014
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stated on June 5, 2014 emails circulating on the Internet
Due to actions by President Barack Obama, "the Burger King national headquarters announced this month that they will be pulling their franchises from our military bases."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 5, 2014
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stated on April 24, 2014 a chain email
"The President wants the U.S. to sign on to the U.N.’s International Criminal Court."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2014
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stated on April 24, 2014 a chain email
"More than 1,000 American soldiers have lost their lives in Afghanistan in the last 27 months. This is more than the combined total of the nine years before."
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By Louis Jacobson • April 24, 2014
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stated on April 4, 2014 a chain email
This is the first time since World War II that five nuclear-powered aircraft carriers were docked together.
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By Elizabeth Meyer • April 4, 2014
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stated on November 26, 2013 a chain email
If the Trans-Pacific Partnership "is fast-tracked through the Senate, it won't receive a committee assignment" and the consideration will include "no debate."
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By Louis Jacobson • November 29, 2013
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stated on August 28, 2012 a chain email
On new dollar coins, "'In God We Trust' is gone!"
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By Louis Jacobson • September 11, 2012
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stated on April 26, 2012 an email
The salaries of Wisconsin’s best-educated public school teachers were "slashed" by Gov. Scott Walker through a recent administrative rule change.
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By Dave Umhoefer • May 13, 2012
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stated on January 31, 2012 a chain email.
A Dallas proof-of-insurance ordinance resulted in area tow lots mostly filling with the cars of illegal residents.
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By Katie Glueck • February 28, 2012
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stated on February 23, 2012 a chain email
Says Gov. Scott Walker is "openly" backing a move to abolish the state retirement system and convert it to a 401(k)-style plan that will reduce pensions "by at least a third" for current and retired public employees  
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By Dave Umhoefer • February 27, 2012
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stated on September 24, 2011 a chain e-mail
"Florida is the first state requiring drug testing to receive welfare!"
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By Becky Bowers • September 30, 2011
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stated on March 7, 2011 a chain email apparently focused on Wisconsin corrections workers
State employees will have to pay 100 percent of their pensions and health insurance after 2012.
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By Dave Umhoefer • March 8, 2011
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stated on July 25, 2010 an e-mail
After Hurricane Katrina, "Dallas and San Antonio took in 5,000 to 10,000 refugees each, but (Bill) White brought in 250,000 and put them up in his 'buddies' empty apartment buildings and let the federal government pay their rents for over two years. They did not return to New Orleans, most of them are on welfare."
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September 19, 2010
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stated on June 9, 2010 a chain e-mail
Presidents Hoover, Truman and Eisenhower collectively ordered the deportation of at least 15 million illegal aliens.
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By Louis Jacobson • June 10, 2010
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stated on June 3, 2010 a chain e-mail circulated on the Internet
Once the U.S. government signs a U.N. treaty on conventional arms, "all U.S. citizens will be subject to those gun laws created by foreign governments."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 9, 2010
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