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Tag Archives: chain e-mail
Retribution Fabrication
Q: Did Congress raise its own pay for 2010 while voting to deny an increase for Social Security recipients? A: No. A chain e-mail calling for "retribution" in the fall elections makes false claims and uses fabricated figures.
Sarah Palin’s Accomplishments
Q: Is an Alaska fisherman’s list of Sarah Palin’s accomplishments accurate? A: There’s some truth to a number of his claims, but some are also false or misleading.
What Happened on Flight 297?
Q: Did Muslim terrorists stage a "dry run" on AirTran flight 297? A: The airline and an eyewitness say this e-mailed claim is "an urban legend" spread by persons who "live in a fantasy world."
Electronic Medical Records for Congress?
Q: Is the Social Security Administration paying $24 million to set up new electronic medical records for members of Congress? A: False. The money is going to speed processing of applications for disability benefits. Furthermore, the money is coming from the stimulus bill and not from “withholding cost of living …
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Posted in Ask FactCheck
Tagged chain e-mail, Congress, electronic medical records, Social Security
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Extras: Gore, Dogs, Health Insurance and Bunkmail
Our pre-Thanksgiving round-up of bits and pieces of political bunk includes Al Gore, a fancy new dog park and chain e-mails that refuse to die. Gore’s too hot Al Gore overstated a key fact about geothermal energy during a recent appearance on "The Tonight Show": Gore, Nov. 13: Two kilometers …
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Posted in The FactCheck Wire
Tagged Al Gore, american recovery and reinvestment act, cap-and-trade, chain e-mail, energy, health care, Nancy Pelosi, stimulus bill
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Lou Dobbs’ “Amnesty” Claims
Q: Did CNN’s Lou Dobbs denounce an immigration bill "going through Congress right now"? A: The three-and-a-half-minute video being circulated in chain e-mails is from 2007. Dobbs was criticizing a bipartisan Senate bill, which was supported by Bush and McCain, and which died soon after.
