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stated on April 26, 2012 in 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 April 30, 2012 in 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.
Mostly False
By Bill Wichert • May 4, 2012
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stated on March 24, 2012 in 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."
Mostly False
By W. Gardner Selby • April 30, 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.
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • April 20, 2012
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stated on March 21, 2012 in a chain email:
"The ACLU has filed a suit to end prayer from the military completely."
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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!"
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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.
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By Sue Owen • April 4, 2012
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stated on March 23, 2012 in a message via the Internet:
"Having an entirely Democrat congressional delegation in 2009, when the [federal stimulus] bill passed, increases the per capita stimulus dollars that the state receives per person by $460."
Half-True
By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • April 3, 2012
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stated on March 2, 2012 in a chain email.:
Says a Barack Obama "black imposter" joke got a standing ovation at San Angelo rodeo.
Mostly False
By Sue Owen, W. Gardner Selby • March 28, 2012
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stated on January 31, 2012 in a chain email.:
A Dallas proof-of-insurance ordinance resulted in area tow lots mostly filling with the cars of illegal residents.
False
By Katie Glueck • February 28, 2012
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stated on February 23, 2012 in 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 January 30, 2012 in 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."  
Mostly False
By Caryn Shinske • February 9, 2012
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stated on January 30, 2012 in email to MoveOn.org members:
"Private prisons do not chase escaped inmates past the perimeter like the public prisons do, which means more escaped prisoners in our communities."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • February 7, 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."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • February 7, 2012
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stated on January 30, 2012 in a chain e-mail and blog and Facebook posts:
In July 1996, Mitt Romney helped locate the missing teenage daughter of a partner at Bain Capital.
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By Louis Jacobson • January 30, 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!"
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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."
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By Bill Wichert • December 26, 2011
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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.
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • December 11, 2011
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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."
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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."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • October 27, 2011
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