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Chain e-mails circulate on the Internet, making charges against a candidate.
Chain e-mail's statements by ruling
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- Mostly True 3 (3)
- Half True 1 (1)
- Barely True 3 (3)
- False 16 (16)
- 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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Recent attacks by Chain e-mail
Says Obama replaced the American flag on the tail of his plane with his campaign logo.
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"Obama will charge a 28 percent tax on all home sales."
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Barack Obama wants to "restore" the estate tax that George W. Bush "repealed."
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John McCain will keep the estate tax at 0 percent, the same as it is now.
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Obama "shunned the opportunity to talk to soldiers to thank them for their service."
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Recent stories featuring Chain e-mail
Return of the tax attack chain e-mail!: Anonymous e-mailers have fun distorting Barack Obama's tax policy.
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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