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stated on July 10, 2012 in a chain e-mail:

Says President Barack Obama "doubled the national debt, which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate, in one year."

By Bill Wichert • July 25, 2012

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stated on July 16, 2012 in a chain email:

The media won’t publish a real photo of Trayvon Martin with tattoos on his face.

By Katie Sanders • July 17, 2012

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stated on June 26, 2012 in a message forwarded to many people:

Says "a lip-reading instructor at the River School, a Washington, D.C., school for the deaf" has determined that during 9/11 ceremonies, Michelle Obama said, "All this for a damn flag."

By Bill Adair • June 26, 2012

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stated on April 1, 2012 in e-mail messages circulating on the Internet:

Says Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie made a late-night visit to Kinko’s to forge President Barack Obama’s birth certificate two days before Obama unveiled it to the media.

By Louis Jacobson • June 7, 2012

Chain email
stated on May 12, 2012 in a chain e-mail:

Says President Barack Obama’s finance team is recommending a "1% tax on all transactions at any financial institution."

By Erin O'Neill • May 16, 2012

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stated on April 13, 2012 in a chain email forwarded by an Austin American-Statesman reader.:

Says there is an upcoming vote to preserve benefits of Texas homestead exemption for seniors and the disabled.

By W. Gardner Selby • April 20, 2012

Chain email
stated on March 21, 2012 in a chain email:

"The ACLU has filed a suit to end prayer from the military completely."

By Eric Stirgus • April 19, 2012

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stated on April 6, 2012 in an email:

"Why was there no news coverage of this raid on the Arizona border? … Seizure was just five days ago. Right on the Arizona border!"

By Becky Bowers • April 10, 2012

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stated on February 19, 2012 in an email:

Says Texas retained the right to have a navy when it joined the United States.

By Sue Owen • April 4, 2012

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stated on February 2, 2012 in a message via the Internet:

"If you sell your house after 2012 you will pay a 3.8 percent sales tax on it."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 7, 2012

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stated on December 10, 2011 in a message via the Internet:

"What is the proper collective noun for a group of baboons? Believe it or not . . . a Congress!"

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 2, 2012

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stated on December 14, 2011 in a chain e-mail:

"Ever wonder why no one ever came forward from Obama's past, saying they knew him, attended school with him, was his friend, etc.? Not one person has ever come forward from his past."

By Bill Wichert • December 26, 2011

Chain email
stated on November 28, 2011 in a message via the Internet:

While CEOs of some large charities have big salaries, the heads of some veterans groups do the job for free.

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 11, 2011

Chain email
stated on October 25, 2011 in a chain e-mail:

Barack Obama is the "First President to terminate America’s ability to put a man in space."

By Louis Jacobson • October 28, 2011

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stated on September 24, 2011 in a chain e-mail:

Medicare monthly premiums will go up to $104.20 in 2012 and $247.00 in 2014 due to "provisions incorporated in the Obamacare legislation, purposely delayed so as not to 'confuse' the 2012 re-election campaigns."

By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 27, 2011

Chain email
stated on September 6, 2011 in a chain email:

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is considering implementing mandatory physical fitness testing for security staff.

By James B. Nelson • September 10, 2011

Chain email
stated on June 22, 2011 in a chain e-mail:

Says a quote at the top of the redesigned website for the Department of Justice comes from a socialist who wanted to impose global common law.

By Robert Farley • July 14, 2011

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stated on June 22, 2011 in a chain e-mail:

Says that President Obama said, "Nobody made these guys go to war. ... Now they whine about bearing the costs of their choice?"

By Angie Drobnic Holan • July 4, 2011

Chain email
stated on June 7, 2011 in a chain e-mail:

Accuses President Barack Obama of making contradictory claims about efforts to kill Osama bin Laden in 2008 and 2011.

By Louis Jacobson • June 7, 2011

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stated on May 16, 2011 in a message via the Internet:

Members of Congress "receive full pay retirement after serving one term."

By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • May 29, 2011

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