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stated on August 26, 2014 In a viral YouTube video
A Muslim immigrant in Michigan can list his second, third or fourth wives as "extended family" and qualify for welfare.
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By Clayton Youngman • December 7, 2015
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stated on April 30, 2012 a chain e-mail
Says President Barack Obama "added" $6.5 trillion to the national debt in his first term, more than the $6.3 trillion added by the previous 43 presidents combined.
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By Bill Wichert • May 4, 2012
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stated on March 24, 2012 a chain email forwarded by a reader.
Says the Department of Homeland Security has ordered "enough rounds of .40 caliber ammunition to kill every man, woman and child in the United States," possibly to combat "massive civil unrest" or "an invasion by a foreign power."
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By W. Gardner Selby • April 30, 2012
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stated on March 2, 2012 a chain email.
Says a Barack Obama "black imposter" joke got a standing ovation at San Angelo rodeo.
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By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • March 28, 2012
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stated on January 30, 2012 a chain email
"This year President Obama canceled the 21st annual National Day of Prayer ceremony at the White House under the ruse of ‘not wanting to offend anyone.' BUT … on September 25, 2009 from 4 AM until 7 PM, a National Day of Prayer FOR THE MUSLIM RELIGION was HELD on Capitol Hill, Beside the White House."  
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By Caryn Shinske • February 9, 2012
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stated on March 10, 2010 a Facebook status update message
"Obama has proposed a 1.4% pay increase for active duty military in 2011. This is THE LOWEST SINCE 1973 ... A LOWER PAY INCREASE THAN WELFARE RECIPIENTS!!!"
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By Catharine Richert • March 11, 2010
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stated on January 21, 2010 a chain e-mail
Members of Congress passed a pay raise for themselves of $10,000 over two years even as they voted not to raise Social Security benefits for 2010 and 2011.
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By Louis Jacobson • January 22, 2010
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stated on October 28, 2009 a chain e-mail
A new federal program provides subsidized "Obama phones" with 70 free minutes of cell phone service every month.
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By Catharine Richert • October 28, 2009
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stated on March 13, 2008 a chain e-mail
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama want to raise capital gains taxes, which apply to home sales.
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 16, 2008
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stated on March 13, 2008 a chain e-mail
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama want to raise taxes on dividends, a move that would crash the stock market.
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • March 24, 2008
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stated on January 24, 2008 a chain e-mail based on an article written by Dick Morris
"Hillary interned with Bob Treuhaft, the head of the California Communist Party."
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February 15, 2008