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Chain E-mails of 2010

Posted on December 22, 2010

In episode 42 of our podcast, we look back at the top chain e-mails of 2010. And yes, they were false. [podcast]http://factcheck.org/Images/image/radio/FactCheckRadio_episode42.mp3[/podcast] For more on this episode, see: The Viral Spiral of 2010 Dec. 21

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The Viral Spiral of 2010

Posted on December 21, 2010

There’s a reason they call chain e-mails “viral” — their transmission is swift, extensive and very hard to stop. They tend to contain indignant, outraged messages that are nearly always false and often malicious. We can’t say exactly …
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