Chain E-mails of 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...
View ArticleWhy Do They Do It?
Why do politicians persist in peddling exaggerations, twisted facts and outright falsehoods? Here's a theory from a veteran political reporter. Jon Keller of WBZ in Boston offered up his explanation in...
View ArticleDid Obama ‘Approve’ Bridge Work for Chinese Firms?
Q: Is President Obama responsible for Chinese companies building U.S. bridges with stimulus money, as reported by ABC News? A: No. A viral email distorts an ABC News report. California officials hired...
View ArticleNo Dialysis Under Health Care Law?
A viral email wrongly claims the federal health care law caused a Tennessee hospital to deny dialysis to Medicare patients, and that anyone over 75 would be denied care starting in 2013. The anonymous...
View ArticleViral Spiral 2012
Summary We’ve long warned our readers to make good use of the delete key when emails spreading sketchy claims pop up in their inboxes. But we’ve found that old viral emails, unfortunately, never die —...
View ArticleChain E-mails of 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://origin.factcheck.org/Images/image/radio/FactCheckRadio_episode42.mp3[/podcast] For...
View ArticleWhy Do They Do It?
Why do politicians persist in peddling exaggerations, twisted facts and outright falsehoods? Here's a theory from a veteran political reporter. Jon Keller of WBZ in Boston offered up his explanation in...
View ArticleDid Obama ‘Approve’ Bridge Work for Chinese Firms?
Q: Is President Obama responsible for Chinese companies building U.S. bridges with stimulus money, as reported by ABC News? A: No. A viral email distorts an ABC News report. California officials hired...
View ArticleNo Dialysis Under Health Care Law?
A viral email wrongly claims the federal health care law caused a Tennessee hospital to deny dialysis to Medicare patients, and that anyone over 75 would be denied care starting in 2013. The anonymous...
View ArticleViral Spiral 2012
Summary We’ve long warned our readers to make good use of the delete key when emails spreading sketchy claims pop up in their inboxes. But we’ve found that old viral emails, unfortunately, never die —...
View ArticleThe Obamas’ Law Licenses
Q: Did Barack and Michelle Obama “surrender” their law licenses to avoid ethics charges? A: No. A court official confirms that no public disciplinary proceeding has ever been brought against either of...
View ArticleStill No International Gun Ban Treaty
Q: Does the Obama administration intend to “force gun control and a complete ban on all weapons for U.S. citizens” through a United Nations treaty? A: No. The administration plans to negotiate a treaty...
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Obama’s ‘Sealed’ Records
Q: Are Obama’s early records “sealed”? A: No. Many records that presidential candidates don’t ordinarily release do remain confidential, but they are not “sealed” by a court. The 16 claims in a widely...
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Obama’s Executive Orders
Q: Has President Barack Obama signed 900 executive orders, some of which create martial law? A: No. Obama’s executive orders do not create martial law. And so far he has signed 139 executive orders —...
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‘Death Spiral’ States?
Q: Do 11 states now have more people on welfare than they have employed? A: A viral email making this claim is off base. It distorts a Forbes article that compares private-sector workers with those...
View ArticleVoting Conspiracies
Q: Is it true that there were more votes than voters in Wood County, Ohio, and St. Lucie County, Fla., and that Obama lost every state with photo ID laws? A: No. A viral email that makes those claims...
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No Russian Troops in U.S.
Q: Is Russia providing 15,000 troops to help the Federal Emergency Management Agency provide security for the U.S.? A: No. A renewed agreement between the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry and FEMA...
View ArticleA False Claim of a Medicare Change
Q: Does the Affordable Care Act require Medicare beneficiaries over age 75 to be admitted to the hospital by their primary care physician? A. No. There is no such requirement in the law. FULL QUESTION...
View ArticleRoots Not Related to Ambassador Stevens
Q: Is Charles Roots a cousin of the late U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens, and did he write the “true story” about Stevens’ death? A: No. Roots is not related to Stevens, and he says he is...
View ArticleNo ‘New World Order’
Q: Did President Obama call for a “new world order” in a speech in Europe? A: No. Video of Obama’s speech was edited to change the meaning of what he said. FULL QUESTION Did Obama, in a televised...
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