Was Obama rude to wounded veterans during a visit to the National Naval Medical Center? July 1, 2009 A chain e-mail that makes such a claim gets several facts wrong and is disputed by an official who was present at the meeting.

Is ACORN providing workers for the 2010 census? June 26, 2009 No. ACORN employees will not be taking the census. The group is one of more than 30,000 "partners" that will help publicize the event.

Is Obama planning to increase the federal tax on gun ammunition by 500 percent? June 23, 2009 No such proposal has been made by the Obama administration. And nobody in Congress has introduced any bill to increase the 11 percent federal excise tax on ammo.

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.