Chain e-mail
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Chain e-mails circulate on the Internet, making charges against a candidate.
Chain e-mail's statements by ruling
- True 2 (2)
- Mostly True 2 (2)
- Half True 1 (1)
- Barely True 3 (3)
- False 10 (10)
- Pants on Fire 10 (10)
Recent statements by Chain e-mail
McCain tells of a fellow Vietnam POW who was beaten for fashioning an American flag that became an inspirational symbol to fellow POWs.
Sunday, May 18th, 2008 in
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From Obama's book: "I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance and animosity against my mother's race."
Monday, May 19th, 2008 in an e-mail message
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Obama said he would "stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction."
Monday, May 19th, 2008 in an e-mail message
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Obama's wife wrote a paper in college that said America was a nation founded on "crime and hatred" and that whites in America are "ineradicably racist."
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 in a chain e-mail
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Obama's wife said her goal in life was to put the black community "first and foremost."
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 in a chain e-mail
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Recent stories featuring Chain e-mail
PolitiFact's greatest hits: Our Top 10 Truth-O-Meter rulings cover the Pledge of Allegiance, military shrinkage and crime linkage. We also examine whether God has a position on the Iowa caucuses.
Obama targeted in chain e-mail: A chain e-mail says Barack Obama "refused" to say the Pledge of Allegiance. But it relies on a photo taken during the national anthem, not the Pledge.
Mud in your inbox: A Special Report: Chain e-mails spread rumors about candidates at warp speed. But they often distort the truth, as we found with one that falsely claims Hillary Clinton refused to meet with the Gold Star Mothers.
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