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stated on August 2, 2010 in a chain e-mail:
Under the new health care law, "all real estate transactions will be subject to a 3.8% Sales Tax"
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • August 23, 2010
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stated on August 3, 2010 in referring to a YouTube video:
"Obama admits he is not a citizen."
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • August 5, 2010
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stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail.:
When Obama went to Pakistan in 1981, he could not have been traveling as a U.S. citizen.
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By Alex Holt • July 30, 2010
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stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail:
A transcript released by Occidental College proves that Barack Obama was an Indonesian citizen.
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By Alex Holt • July 30, 2010
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stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail:
Justice Antonin Scalia agreed for the Supreme Court to hear a case about whether Barack Obama is eligible to be President.
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By Alex Holt • July 30, 2010
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stated on June 10, 2010 in a chain e-mail:
Starting in 2011, "you will be required to pay taxes" on "the value of whatever health insurance you are given by the company."
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • June 10, 2010
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stated on June 9, 2010 in a chain e-mail:
"In 20 years there will be enough Muslim voters in the U.S. to elect the president by themselves."
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By Louis Jacobson • June 10, 2010
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stated on June 9, 2010 in 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 in 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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stated on April 9, 2010 in chain e-mail:
Obama said troops "whine about bearing the costs" of going to war.
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By Angie Drobnic Holan • April 9, 2010
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stated on March 10, 2010 in 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 February 5, 2010 in a message circulated to many people.:
On the new dollar coins, "'In God We Trust' is gone!"
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By Lukas Pleva • February 11, 2010
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stated on January 21, 2010 in 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 August 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail:
The Democrats' health care bills would provide "free health care for illegal immigrants."
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By Robert Farley • January 21, 2010
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stated on August 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail:
The House health care bill provides for "free abortion services, and probably forced participation in abortions by members of the medical profession."
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By Robert Farley • January 21, 2010
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stated on November 24, 2009 in a widely circulated e-mail:
"The Congressional Budget Office -- supposedly non-partisan -- estimates that in just a few years the average cost to every family of four (from cap and trade) will be $6,800 per year."  
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By Catharine Richert • November 27, 2009
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stated on November 23, 2009 in a widely circulated e-mail:
A data-storing microchip "would be implanted in the majority of people who opt to become covered by the public health care option."
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By Louis Jacobson • November 25, 2009
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stated on November 23, 2009 in a chain e-mail:
Under the cap-and-trade bill, homes would have to be retrofitted to meet energy and water efficiency standards before they could be sold.
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By Catharine Richert • November 23, 2009
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stated on November 19, 2009 in a widely circulated e-mail:
Obama "closed offshore tax safe havens."
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By Robert Farley • November 20, 2009
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stated on November 19, 2009 in a widely circulated e-mail:
Obama has "visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any president in his first six months in office."
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By Robert Farley • November 20, 2009
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