Is it true that Al Gore's mansion uses significantly more energy than the typical home? June 21, 2009 The main claim in a chain e-mail was true when the original message began making the rounds in 2007. Since then, the Gores have made several changes to their home.

Is there a move to make Obama eligible for more than two terms as president? June 18, 2009 A bill that proposes repealing the 22nd Amendment has been introduced, but so far it has very little support.

Did the Obama auto team tell a Michigan engineer the government should change "the laws of physics"? June 15, 2009 This is another Internet tall tale. The supposed source of the story says he has not even met with the Obama task force.

Did Obama order a "swordless graduation" at the U.S. Naval Academy? June 13, 2009 This Internet scuttlebutt is false. Graduating midshipmen have gone without swords at graduation for decades, even when Bush and Cheney spoke.

Did Obama issue a policy that "no U.S. serviceman can speak at any faith-based public event"? June 10, 2009 This claim in a chain e-mail is false. Army officials say there has been no change in policy regarding "faith-based" events. And the event the e-mail refers to wasn't a "faith-based" one.

Would Senate bill 2099 put a yearly $50 tax on each privately owned firearm? June 7, 2009 There is no such bill. A chain e-mail containing bogus claims refers to a bill that died more than eight years ago.

Did the Obama administration shut down a Georgia ammunition supplier? Is it trying to create an ammo shortage? June 4, 2009 Georgia Arms still is doing a booming business in reloaded military cartridges. The Pentagon quickly reversed a move to stop selling spent casings.

Would Sonia Sotomayor really be the first Hispanic on the Supreme Court? June 2, 2009 Depending on your point of view, the late Benjamin Cardozo might be considered "Hispanic."

Has Sotomayor written that states have the power to ban handguns? May 31, 2009 A three-judge panel that included Sotomayor issued an unsigned decision saying that the Second Amendment does not apply to states, therefore states can regulate and ban weapons.

What percentage of Sonia Sotomayor's opinions have been overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court? May 28, 2009 Three of her appellate opinions have been overturned, which is 1.3 percent of all that she has written and 60 percent of those reviewed by the Supreme Court.