Latest Fact-checks on Chain email Clear Any Rating True Mostly True Half True Mostly False False Pants on Fire Full Flop Half Flip No Flip Any Speaker Any Date Range Last 3 Months Last 6 Months Last 12 Months 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 Any Category Chain email stated on February 7, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Foreign Trade Zones allow U.S. "land to be inhabited by Chinese communists -- communists straight from China! They are to set up little towns and live here." Chain email stated on January 20, 2011 in a chain email and -- briefly -- a union web site: Gov. Scott Walker hired convicted Assembly Speaker Scott Jensen to oversee a raid on the state employee retirement system to help balance the state budget. Chain email stated on January 7, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Members of Congress and their families and staff are exempt from repaying student loans. Chain email stated on December 20, 2010 in a message via the Internet: Unemployment and the housing and auto industry crises can be fixed by giving a million dollars to every worker over age 50 to retire. Chain email stated on October 7, 2010 in e-mail and blog postings: The cap-and-trade bill before Congress "prevents you from selling your home without the permission of the EPA administrator." Chain email stated on October 31, 2010 in a message via the Internet: "Pres. Obama's finance team is recommending a . . . 1% tax on all transactions at any financial institution." Chain email stated on October 12, 2010 in a chain e-mail: "Many of the companies bankrolling the ad campaign against Amendment 4 are recipients of a congressional bailout, in the form of humongous tax refunds earlier this year." Chain email stated on October 7, 2010 in a chain e-mail.: Says Texas voters are being asked to act this November on a proposed constitutional amendment affecting property taxes. Chain email stated on September 30, 2010 in in a chain e-mail: Peter DeFazio "will sneak in a 1 percent tax on all banking transactions." Chain email stated on July 25, 2010 in an e-mail: After Hurricane Katrina, "Dallas and San Antonio took in 5,000 to 10,000 refugees each, but (Bill) White brought in 250,000 and put them up in his 'buddies' empty apartment buildings and let the federal government pay their rents for over two years. They did not return to New Orleans, most of them are on welfare." Chain email stated on August 2, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Under the new health care law, "all real estate transactions will be subject to a 3.8% Sales Tax" Chain email stated on August 3, 2010 in referring to a YouTube video: "Obama admits he is not a citizen." Chain email stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail.: When Obama went to Pakistan in 1981, he could not have been traveling as a U.S. citizen. Chain email stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail: A transcript released by Occidental College proves that Barack Obama was an Indonesian citizen. Chain email stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Justice Antonin Scalia agreed for the Supreme Court to hear a case about whether Barack Obama is eligible to be President. Chain email stated on June 10, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Starting in 2011, "you will be required to pay taxes" on "the value of whatever health insurance you are given by the company." Chain email stated on June 9, 2010 in a chain e-mail: "In 20 years there will be enough Muslim voters in the U.S. to elect the president by themselves." Chain email stated on June 9, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Presidents Hoover, Truman and Eisenhower collectively ordered the deportation of at least 15 million illegal aliens. Chain email stated on June 3, 2010 in a chain e-mail circulated on the Internet: Once the U.S. government signs a U.N. treaty on conventional arms, "all U.S. citizens will be subject to those gun laws created by foreign governments." Chain email stated on April 9, 2010 in chain e-mail: Obama said troops "whine about bearing the costs" of going to war. Chain email stated on March 10, 2010 in a Facebook status update message: "Obama has proposed a 1.4% pay increase for active duty military in 2011. This is THE LOWEST SINCE 1973 ... A LOWER PAY INCREASE THAN WELFARE RECIPIENTS!!!" Chain email stated on February 5, 2010 in a message circulated to many people.: On the new dollar coins, "'In God We Trust' is gone!" Chain email stated on January 21, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Members of Congress passed a pay raise for themselves of $10,000 over two years even as they voted not to raise Social Security benefits for 2010 and 2011. Chain email stated on August 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: The Democrats' health care bills would provide "free health care for illegal immigrants." Chain email stated on August 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: The House health care bill provides for "free abortion services, and probably forced participation in abortions by members of the medical profession." Chain email stated on November 24, 2009 in a widely circulated e-mail: "The Congressional Budget Office -- supposedly non-partisan -- estimates that in just a few years the average cost to every family of four (from cap and trade) will be $6,800 per year." Chain email stated on November 23, 2009 in a widely circulated e-mail: A data-storing microchip "would be implanted in the majority of people who opt to become covered by the public health care option." Chain email stated on November 23, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Under the cap-and-trade bill, homes would have to be retrofitted to meet energy and water efficiency standards before they could be sold. Chain email stated on November 19, 2009 in a widely circulated e-mail: Obama "closed offshore tax safe havens." Chain email stated on November 19, 2009 in a widely circulated e-mail: Obama has "visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any president in his first six months in office."
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Chain email stated on February 7, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Foreign Trade Zones allow U.S. "land to be inhabited by Chinese communists -- communists straight from China! They are to set up little towns and live here." Chain email stated on January 20, 2011 in a chain email and -- briefly -- a union web site: Gov. Scott Walker hired convicted Assembly Speaker Scott Jensen to oversee a raid on the state employee retirement system to help balance the state budget. Chain email stated on January 7, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Members of Congress and their families and staff are exempt from repaying student loans. Chain email stated on December 20, 2010 in a message via the Internet: Unemployment and the housing and auto industry crises can be fixed by giving a million dollars to every worker over age 50 to retire. Chain email stated on October 7, 2010 in e-mail and blog postings: The cap-and-trade bill before Congress "prevents you from selling your home without the permission of the EPA administrator." Chain email stated on October 31, 2010 in a message via the Internet: "Pres. Obama's finance team is recommending a . . . 1% tax on all transactions at any financial institution." Chain email stated on October 12, 2010 in a chain e-mail: "Many of the companies bankrolling the ad campaign against Amendment 4 are recipients of a congressional bailout, in the form of humongous tax refunds earlier this year." Chain email stated on October 7, 2010 in a chain e-mail.: Says Texas voters are being asked to act this November on a proposed constitutional amendment affecting property taxes. Chain email stated on September 30, 2010 in in a chain e-mail: Peter DeFazio "will sneak in a 1 percent tax on all banking transactions." Chain email stated on July 25, 2010 in an e-mail: After Hurricane Katrina, "Dallas and San Antonio took in 5,000 to 10,000 refugees each, but (Bill) White brought in 250,000 and put them up in his 'buddies' empty apartment buildings and let the federal government pay their rents for over two years. They did not return to New Orleans, most of them are on welfare." Chain email stated on August 2, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Under the new health care law, "all real estate transactions will be subject to a 3.8% Sales Tax" Chain email stated on August 3, 2010 in referring to a YouTube video: "Obama admits he is not a citizen." Chain email stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail.: When Obama went to Pakistan in 1981, he could not have been traveling as a U.S. citizen. Chain email stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail: A transcript released by Occidental College proves that Barack Obama was an Indonesian citizen. Chain email stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Justice Antonin Scalia agreed for the Supreme Court to hear a case about whether Barack Obama is eligible to be President. Chain email stated on June 10, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Starting in 2011, "you will be required to pay taxes" on "the value of whatever health insurance you are given by the company." Chain email stated on June 9, 2010 in a chain e-mail: "In 20 years there will be enough Muslim voters in the U.S. to elect the president by themselves." Chain email stated on June 9, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Presidents Hoover, Truman and Eisenhower collectively ordered the deportation of at least 15 million illegal aliens. Chain email stated on June 3, 2010 in a chain e-mail circulated on the Internet: Once the U.S. government signs a U.N. treaty on conventional arms, "all U.S. citizens will be subject to those gun laws created by foreign governments." Chain email stated on April 9, 2010 in chain e-mail: Obama said troops "whine about bearing the costs" of going to war. Chain email stated on March 10, 2010 in a Facebook status update message: "Obama has proposed a 1.4% pay increase for active duty military in 2011. This is THE LOWEST SINCE 1973 ... A LOWER PAY INCREASE THAN WELFARE RECIPIENTS!!!" Chain email stated on February 5, 2010 in a message circulated to many people.: On the new dollar coins, "'In God We Trust' is gone!" Chain email stated on January 21, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Members of Congress passed a pay raise for themselves of $10,000 over two years even as they voted not to raise Social Security benefits for 2010 and 2011. Chain email stated on August 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: The Democrats' health care bills would provide "free health care for illegal immigrants." Chain email stated on August 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: The House health care bill provides for "free abortion services, and probably forced participation in abortions by members of the medical profession." Chain email stated on November 24, 2009 in a widely circulated e-mail: "The Congressional Budget Office -- supposedly non-partisan -- estimates that in just a few years the average cost to every family of four (from cap and trade) will be $6,800 per year." Chain email stated on November 23, 2009 in a widely circulated e-mail: A data-storing microchip "would be implanted in the majority of people who opt to become covered by the public health care option." Chain email stated on November 23, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Under the cap-and-trade bill, homes would have to be retrofitted to meet energy and water efficiency standards before they could be sold. Chain email stated on November 19, 2009 in a widely circulated e-mail: Obama "closed offshore tax safe havens." Chain email stated on November 19, 2009 in a widely circulated e-mail: Obama has "visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any president in his first six months in office."
Chain email stated on February 7, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Foreign Trade Zones allow U.S. "land to be inhabited by Chinese communists -- communists straight from China! They are to set up little towns and live here."
Chain email stated on January 20, 2011 in a chain email and -- briefly -- a union web site: Gov. Scott Walker hired convicted Assembly Speaker Scott Jensen to oversee a raid on the state employee retirement system to help balance the state budget.
Chain email stated on January 7, 2011 in a chain e-mail: Members of Congress and their families and staff are exempt from repaying student loans.
Chain email stated on December 20, 2010 in a message via the Internet: Unemployment and the housing and auto industry crises can be fixed by giving a million dollars to every worker over age 50 to retire.
Chain email stated on October 7, 2010 in e-mail and blog postings: The cap-and-trade bill before Congress "prevents you from selling your home without the permission of the EPA administrator."
Chain email stated on October 31, 2010 in a message via the Internet: "Pres. Obama's finance team is recommending a . . . 1% tax on all transactions at any financial institution."
Chain email stated on October 12, 2010 in a chain e-mail: "Many of the companies bankrolling the ad campaign against Amendment 4 are recipients of a congressional bailout, in the form of humongous tax refunds earlier this year."
Chain email stated on October 7, 2010 in a chain e-mail.: Says Texas voters are being asked to act this November on a proposed constitutional amendment affecting property taxes.
Chain email stated on September 30, 2010 in in a chain e-mail: Peter DeFazio "will sneak in a 1 percent tax on all banking transactions."
Chain email stated on July 25, 2010 in an e-mail: After Hurricane Katrina, "Dallas and San Antonio took in 5,000 to 10,000 refugees each, but (Bill) White brought in 250,000 and put them up in his 'buddies' empty apartment buildings and let the federal government pay their rents for over two years. They did not return to New Orleans, most of them are on welfare."
Chain email stated on August 2, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Under the new health care law, "all real estate transactions will be subject to a 3.8% Sales Tax"
Chain email stated on August 3, 2010 in referring to a YouTube video: "Obama admits he is not a citizen."
Chain email stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail.: When Obama went to Pakistan in 1981, he could not have been traveling as a U.S. citizen.
Chain email stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail: A transcript released by Occidental College proves that Barack Obama was an Indonesian citizen.
Chain email stated on June 28, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Justice Antonin Scalia agreed for the Supreme Court to hear a case about whether Barack Obama is eligible to be President.
Chain email stated on June 10, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Starting in 2011, "you will be required to pay taxes" on "the value of whatever health insurance you are given by the company."
Chain email stated on June 9, 2010 in a chain e-mail: "In 20 years there will be enough Muslim voters in the U.S. to elect the president by themselves."
Chain email stated on June 9, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Presidents Hoover, Truman and Eisenhower collectively ordered the deportation of at least 15 million illegal aliens.
Chain email stated on June 3, 2010 in a chain e-mail circulated on the Internet: Once the U.S. government signs a U.N. treaty on conventional arms, "all U.S. citizens will be subject to those gun laws created by foreign governments."
Chain email stated on April 9, 2010 in chain e-mail: Obama said troops "whine about bearing the costs" of going to war.
Chain email stated on March 10, 2010 in a Facebook status update message: "Obama has proposed a 1.4% pay increase for active duty military in 2011. This is THE LOWEST SINCE 1973 ... A LOWER PAY INCREASE THAN WELFARE RECIPIENTS!!!"
Chain email stated on February 5, 2010 in a message circulated to many people.: On the new dollar coins, "'In God We Trust' is gone!"
Chain email stated on January 21, 2010 in a chain e-mail: Members of Congress passed a pay raise for themselves of $10,000 over two years even as they voted not to raise Social Security benefits for 2010 and 2011.
Chain email stated on August 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: The Democrats' health care bills would provide "free health care for illegal immigrants."
Chain email stated on August 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: The House health care bill provides for "free abortion services, and probably forced participation in abortions by members of the medical profession."
Chain email stated on November 24, 2009 in a widely circulated e-mail: "The Congressional Budget Office -- supposedly non-partisan -- estimates that in just a few years the average cost to every family of four (from cap and trade) will be $6,800 per year."
Chain email stated on November 23, 2009 in a widely circulated e-mail: A data-storing microchip "would be implanted in the majority of people who opt to become covered by the public health care option."
Chain email stated on November 23, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Under the cap-and-trade bill, homes would have to be retrofitted to meet energy and water efficiency standards before they could be sold.
Chain email stated on November 19, 2009 in a widely circulated e-mail: Obama "closed offshore tax safe havens."
Chain email stated on November 19, 2009 in a widely circulated e-mail: Obama has "visited more countries and met with more world leaders than any president in his first six months in office."
