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Chain email

Chain email

Chain emails circulate on the Internet, usually anonymously, making a variety of political claims.

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0% 44 Checks
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stated on March 7, 2023 a chain email
Because of daylight saving time, “NO alarm set for the 2:00 a.m. hour will go off” on March 12.
Half-True
By Madison Czopek • March 9, 2023
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stated on October 25, 2019 a chain email
"14,000 abandoned wind turbines litter the United States."
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By Madison Czopek • October 25, 2019
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stated on December 5, 2017 a chain email
Says Russian President Vladimir Putin got a standing ovation from the Duma after he gave a speech saying Muslims are "taking over" other countries but won't take over Russia.
Pants on Fire!
By Sophie Kaplan • December 11, 2017
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stated on May 11, 2017 a chain email
Says there are thousands of registered voters over 110 years old in North Carolina, including one who is 219 years old.
False
By Will Doran • May 18, 2017
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stated on September 21, 2016 a chain email
On Tim Kaine: "In exchange for campaign contributions, he appointed a radical jihadi to the Virginia Immigration Commission."
False
By Warren Fiske • October 3, 2016
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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.
Mostly False
By Clayton Youngman • December 7, 2015
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stated on June 29, 2015 a chain email
Muslims "attempted to establish the first Islamic Sharia court inside the United States in the town of Irving, Texas."
False
By W. Gardner Selby • July 16, 2015
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stated on June 24, 2015 a chain email
"Under the Affordable Care Act, anyone on Medicare who is admitted to a hospital for observation will be responsible for the bill. Medicare won't pay a cent."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • June 25, 2015
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stated on April 6, 2015 a chain email
Says Hillary Clinton will receive her "congressional salary until she dies" and the Secret Service pays her mortgage.
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By Lauren Carroll • April 6, 2015
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stated on February 9, 2015 a chain email
"Over 200 years ago, the United States had declared war on Islam, and Thomas Jefferson led the charge!"
False
By Louis Jacobson • February 11, 2015
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stated on January 1, 2015 a chain email
New tax increases that went into effect on Jan. 1, 2015, "all passed under the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • January 5, 2015
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stated on December 2, 2014 a chain email
Says a man in Ferguson, Mo., was photographed holding a sign that said, "No mother should have to fear for her son's life every time he robs a store."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • December 4, 2014
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stated on October 30, 2014 a chain email
"Over 214,000 doctors opt out of Obamacare exchanges."
False
By Steve Contorno • November 6, 2014
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stated on October 21, 2014 a chain email
The Affordable Care Act says that "at age 76 when you most need it most, you are not eligible for cancer treatment. …  Cancer hospital will ration care according to the patient's age."
Pants on Fire!
By Lauren Burns • October 21, 2014
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stated on September 30, 2014 a chain email
"2014 Federal Tax Refunds To Be Delayed Until October 2015."
Pants on Fire!
By Nai Issa • October 16, 2014
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stated on August 26, 2014 a chain email
Says Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad chartered a plane to remove 124 young illegal immigrants from his state and take them back to Honduras.
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • August 27, 2014
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stated on August 14, 2014 a chain email
Says the former president of the Czech Republic said the American people were a "confederacy of fools" for electing Barack Obama.
Pants on Fire!
By Lauren Carroll • August 14, 2014
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stated on June 18, 2014 a chain email
Says Barack Obama is the "first president to appoint 45 czars to replace elected officials in his office."
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By Shannon Beckham • June 25, 2014
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stated on June 26, 2014 emails and social media posts circulating on the Internet
Says Barack Obama said that "ordinary men and women are too small-minded to govern their own affairs" and that individuals should "surrender their rights to an all-powerful sovereign."
Pants on Fire!
By Louis Jacobson • June 23, 2014
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stated on June 18, 2014 a chain email
President Barack Obama "is the first president to keep a dog-trainer on retainer for $102,000 a year at taxpayer expense."
Pants on Fire!
By Molly O'Connor • June 18, 2014
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Latest Fact-Checks About Chain email

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stated on April 2, 2009 a chain e-mail.
Claims that former Sen. Tom Daschle said, "Seniors should be more accepting of the conditions that come with age instead of treating them."
False
April 3, 2009
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