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stated on August 2, 2010 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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."
False
By Louis Jacobson • June 9, 2010
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stated on April 9, 2010 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 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!!!"
Mostly False
By Catharine Richert • March 11, 2010
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stated on February 5, 2010 a message circulated to many people.
On the new dollar coins, "'In God We Trust' is gone!"
False
By Lukas Pleva • February 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.
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 22, 2010
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stated on August 28, 2009 a chain e-mail
The Democrats' health care bills would provide "free health care for illegal immigrants."
False
January 21, 2010
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stated on August 28, 2009 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."
False
January 21, 2010
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stated on November 24, 2009 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."  
False
By Catharine Richert • November 27, 2009
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stated on November 23, 2009 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 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 a widely circulated e-mail
Obama "closed offshore tax safe havens."
Half-True
November 20, 2009
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stated on November 19, 2009 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."
True
November 20, 2009
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