Tag Archives: chain e-mail

Obama’s “Private Army”

Posted on April 7, 2010

Q: Did the new health care law give Obama a Nazi-like "private army" of 6,000 people? A: No. Contrary to false Internet rumors, the new Ready Reserve Corps of doctors and other health workers will report to the surgeon general and be like the "ready reserves" in other uniformed services. …
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April Fools’… Still

Posted on April 1, 2010

In view of today’s date, we’d like to pay tribute to the longest-running and most successful April Fools’ hoax we’ve yet encountered. In the spring of 2009, a chain e-mail started circulating with claims of a "smoking gun" proving President Obama was a foreigner. AP- WASHINGTON D.C. – In a …
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Health Care and Census

Posted on March 25, 2010

President Obama signed the health care bill into law this week — but we’re still fact-checking claims about it. In this episode, we look at two ads from groups that were pushing for passage of the legislation. Plus, we discuss various false claims about the 2010 Census. (Click the play …
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Stimulus Saves First Lady’s Brother?

Posted on March 22, 2010

We figured that people would recognize this latest chain e-mail for the hoax that it is. It makes a ridiculously false claim about Craig Robinson, who is the head coach of Oregon State University’s men’s basketball team and First Lady Michelle Obama’s older brother. But judging from the number of …
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Census Nonsense

Posted on March 18, 2010

Q: Do I have to answer Census questions? Isn’t this an invasion of privacy and a violation of the Fourth Amendment? A: A widely circulated anti-Census commentary makes several false claims. The law requires truthful answers and states that they will be kept confidential. Courts have upheld its constitutionality.

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Obama at Columbia University

Posted on February 16, 2010 , Updated on February 23, 2010 , Corrected on March 16, 2010

Q: Is it true that nobody remembers Obama attending Columbia University? A: At least one of his classmates remembers him well, and the university proudly claims Obama.

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Not A Fake, But A Stretch

Posted on February 3, 2010

Debunking e-mail rumors today seems to require that one be an image analysis expert. We regularly get requests to say whether pictures are real or a result of Photoshop. While some of the photos are obviously fabricated, like the one of the president and first lady in stereotypical "pimp and …
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No Trial for Obama

Posted on January 25, 2010

Q: Is federal judge David O. Carter starting a trial on Jan. 26 to determine whether Obama is qualified to be president? A: No. This is yet another bogus claim circulated by persons who cling to a belief that Obama was not born in the U.S.A. The judge threw the …
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Mirror Image

Posted on January 11, 2010

The rumor that President Barack Obama refuses, or doesn’t know how, to say the pledge of allegiance just won’t die. Since early in his presidential candidacy, we’ve been getting e-mails with photos that purport to show Obama failing to properly salute the flag during the pledge of allegiance or the …
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A “Trifecta” of Nonsense

Posted on January 8, 2010

The latest anti-Obama rant to show up in e-mail inboxes accuses President Obama of an "unholy" and "anti-American" series of omissions, which it claims no other president has committed. But the fact is, Obama was just doing the same thing that Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush …
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