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.

Did the government issue new dollar coins without the words "In God We Trust"? May 27, 2009 Congress ordered the words to be stamped on the edges of the coins, but an unknown number of "Godless dollars" were produced by mistake.

Did the Obama administration burn soldiers' Bibles? May 25, 2009 The military destroyed Bibles printed in Afghan languages to prevent distribution to local Muslims. But it happened during the Bush administration.

Is Oklahoma as defiantly conservative as a chain e-mail says? May 22, 2009 The state is one of the most Republican in the nation, but the message exaggerates Oklahoma's laws on religion, immigration and guns.

Is the Army demanding information about soldiers' privately owned firearms? May 19, 2009 This is another false Internet rumor. A memo from one commander of a small unit in Kentucky was an isolated mistake that was quickly corrected; it wasn't Army policy.

Did Michelle Obama make $317,000 a year while working part-time at the University of Chicago Medical Center? May 17, 2009 This allegation in a chain e-mail is wrong: Obama's reported income was $103,633 in 2007, the year she reduced her work schedule to part time.

Would the "hate crimes" bill make it a crime to denounce homosexuality from the pulpit and give legal protection to pedophiles? May 14, 2009 No on both counts. The First Amendment is still operative, and pedophiles would get no breaks under this bill.

Did Obama accuse veterans of "selfishness" and whining? Would he have forced them to "pay for their war injuries"? May 12, 2009 This chain e-mail contains fabricated quotes and misrepresents a budget idea that the White House scrapped.