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 November 13, 2009 in an e-mail circulated to many people.: Maj. Nidal Hasan, the man accused of the Fort Hood shootings, "was an ADVISOR to the Obama Administration." Chain email stated on November 1, 2009 in an e-mail circulated to many people.: You must list all your guns on your 2010 tax return. Chain email stated on October 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: A new federal program provides subsidized "Obama phones" with 70 free minutes of cell phone service every month. Chain email stated on September 9, 2009 in a chain e-mail: An Iowa policy "provides for a state round up of Iowa citizens who might be exposed to the swine flu virus." Chain email stated on October 14, 2009 in a chain e-mail: The Obama White House is renaming Christmas trees "holiday trees." Chain email stated on September 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: "For the first time in history, the Democratic Congress will not allow an increase in the social security COLA (cost of living adjustment)." Chain email stated on August 24, 2009 in a message forwarded to many people: A new bill "was written into the new health care reform initiative ensuring that Congress will be 100 percent exempt." Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: "All non-US citizens, illegal or not, will be provided with free health care services." Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: "All private healthcare plans must conform to government rules to participate in a Healthcare Exchange." Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: In the health care bill, "The 'Health Choices Commissioner' will decide health benefits for you. You will have no choice. None." Chain email stated on July 14, 2009 in a chain email: "The Senate voted this week to allow illegal aliens access to Social Security benefits." Chain email stated on June 25, 2009 in an e-mail received by many people.: "The ACLU has filed a suit to have all military cross-shaped headstones removed." Chain email stated on May 24, 2009 in an e-mail received by many people.: The Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 "would guarantee Barack Obama will never be held accountable for producing forged birth documents." Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama used $20 million in federal money "to emmigrate (sic) Hamas Refugees to the USA." Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama's "first call (as president) to any head of state was to Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian territory." Chain email stated on April 27, 2009: "Barack Obama's nominee for 'regulatory czar' has advocated a 'Fairness Doctrine' for the Internet" that would require links to opposing opinions. Chain email stated on April 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail.: Claims that former Sen. Tom Daschle said, "Seniors should be more accepting of the conditions that come with age instead of treating them." Chain email stated on March 18, 2009 in a chain e-mail: "AIG insures the pension trust of the United States Congress!" Chain email stated on January 30, 2009 in in many blogs and an email sent to many people.: "The Obama Administration wants to have soldiers and officers pledge a loyalty oath directly to the office of the President, and no longer to the Constitution." Chain email stated on January 12, 2009 in Internet attack: "Nancy Pelosi wants a Windfall Tax on Retirement Income." Chain email stated on October 19, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Michelle Obama ordered $400 worth of lobster and caviar at a New York hotel. Chain email stated on October 25, 2008 in a widely circulated e-mail: Says Obama wants to redesign the American flag "to better offer our enemies hope and love." Chain email stated on October 10, 2008 in our inbox: "If Barack Obama would apply for a job with the FBI or with the Secret Service, he would be disqualified because of his past associations with William Ayers." Chain email stated on September 8, 2008: "The Books Sarah Palin tried to have banned." Chain email stated on August 31, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Palin "inherited a city with zero debt, but left it with indebtedness of over $22-million." Chain email stated on August 31, 2008 in a chain e-mail: "While Sarah was Mayor of Wasilla she tried to fire our highly respected City Librarian because the Librarian refused to consider removing from the library some books that Sarah wanted removed." Chain email stated on August 31, 2008 in in an e-mail message: Palin "fired Wasilla's Police Chief because he 'intimidated' her." Chain email stated on August 12, 2008 in a widely circulated chain e-mail.: Says Obama replaced the American flag on the tail of his plane with his campaign logo. Chain email stated on July 23, 2008 in a chain e-mail: John McCain will keep the estate tax at 0 percent, the same as it is now. Chain email stated on July 23, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Barack Obama wants to "restore" the estate tax that George W. Bush "repealed."
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Chain email stated on November 13, 2009 in an e-mail circulated to many people.: Maj. Nidal Hasan, the man accused of the Fort Hood shootings, "was an ADVISOR to the Obama Administration." Chain email stated on November 1, 2009 in an e-mail circulated to many people.: You must list all your guns on your 2010 tax return. Chain email stated on October 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: A new federal program provides subsidized "Obama phones" with 70 free minutes of cell phone service every month. Chain email stated on September 9, 2009 in a chain e-mail: An Iowa policy "provides for a state round up of Iowa citizens who might be exposed to the swine flu virus." Chain email stated on October 14, 2009 in a chain e-mail: The Obama White House is renaming Christmas trees "holiday trees." Chain email stated on September 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: "For the first time in history, the Democratic Congress will not allow an increase in the social security COLA (cost of living adjustment)." Chain email stated on August 24, 2009 in a message forwarded to many people: A new bill "was written into the new health care reform initiative ensuring that Congress will be 100 percent exempt." Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: "All non-US citizens, illegal or not, will be provided with free health care services." Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: "All private healthcare plans must conform to government rules to participate in a Healthcare Exchange." Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: In the health care bill, "The 'Health Choices Commissioner' will decide health benefits for you. You will have no choice. None." Chain email stated on July 14, 2009 in a chain email: "The Senate voted this week to allow illegal aliens access to Social Security benefits." Chain email stated on June 25, 2009 in an e-mail received by many people.: "The ACLU has filed a suit to have all military cross-shaped headstones removed." Chain email stated on May 24, 2009 in an e-mail received by many people.: The Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 "would guarantee Barack Obama will never be held accountable for producing forged birth documents." Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama used $20 million in federal money "to emmigrate (sic) Hamas Refugees to the USA." Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama's "first call (as president) to any head of state was to Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian territory." Chain email stated on April 27, 2009: "Barack Obama's nominee for 'regulatory czar' has advocated a 'Fairness Doctrine' for the Internet" that would require links to opposing opinions. Chain email stated on April 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail.: Claims that former Sen. Tom Daschle said, "Seniors should be more accepting of the conditions that come with age instead of treating them." Chain email stated on March 18, 2009 in a chain e-mail: "AIG insures the pension trust of the United States Congress!" Chain email stated on January 30, 2009 in in many blogs and an email sent to many people.: "The Obama Administration wants to have soldiers and officers pledge a loyalty oath directly to the office of the President, and no longer to the Constitution." Chain email stated on January 12, 2009 in Internet attack: "Nancy Pelosi wants a Windfall Tax on Retirement Income." Chain email stated on October 19, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Michelle Obama ordered $400 worth of lobster and caviar at a New York hotel. Chain email stated on October 25, 2008 in a widely circulated e-mail: Says Obama wants to redesign the American flag "to better offer our enemies hope and love." Chain email stated on October 10, 2008 in our inbox: "If Barack Obama would apply for a job with the FBI or with the Secret Service, he would be disqualified because of his past associations with William Ayers." Chain email stated on September 8, 2008: "The Books Sarah Palin tried to have banned." Chain email stated on August 31, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Palin "inherited a city with zero debt, but left it with indebtedness of over $22-million." Chain email stated on August 31, 2008 in a chain e-mail: "While Sarah was Mayor of Wasilla she tried to fire our highly respected City Librarian because the Librarian refused to consider removing from the library some books that Sarah wanted removed." Chain email stated on August 31, 2008 in in an e-mail message: Palin "fired Wasilla's Police Chief because he 'intimidated' her." Chain email stated on August 12, 2008 in a widely circulated chain e-mail.: Says Obama replaced the American flag on the tail of his plane with his campaign logo. Chain email stated on July 23, 2008 in a chain e-mail: John McCain will keep the estate tax at 0 percent, the same as it is now. Chain email stated on July 23, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Barack Obama wants to "restore" the estate tax that George W. Bush "repealed."
Chain email stated on November 13, 2009 in an e-mail circulated to many people.: Maj. Nidal Hasan, the man accused of the Fort Hood shootings, "was an ADVISOR to the Obama Administration."
Chain email stated on November 1, 2009 in an e-mail circulated to many people.: You must list all your guns on your 2010 tax return.
Chain email stated on October 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: A new federal program provides subsidized "Obama phones" with 70 free minutes of cell phone service every month.
Chain email stated on September 9, 2009 in a chain e-mail: An Iowa policy "provides for a state round up of Iowa citizens who might be exposed to the swine flu virus."
Chain email stated on October 14, 2009 in a chain e-mail: The Obama White House is renaming Christmas trees "holiday trees."
Chain email stated on September 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: "For the first time in history, the Democratic Congress will not allow an increase in the social security COLA (cost of living adjustment)."
Chain email stated on August 24, 2009 in a message forwarded to many people: A new bill "was written into the new health care reform initiative ensuring that Congress will be 100 percent exempt."
Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: "All non-US citizens, illegal or not, will be provided with free health care services."
Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: "All private healthcare plans must conform to government rules to participate in a Healthcare Exchange."
Chain email stated on July 28, 2009 in a chain e-mail: In the health care bill, "The 'Health Choices Commissioner' will decide health benefits for you. You will have no choice. None."
Chain email stated on July 14, 2009 in a chain email: "The Senate voted this week to allow illegal aliens access to Social Security benefits."
Chain email stated on June 25, 2009 in an e-mail received by many people.: "The ACLU has filed a suit to have all military cross-shaped headstones removed."
Chain email stated on May 24, 2009 in an e-mail received by many people.: The Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 "would guarantee Barack Obama will never be held accountable for producing forged birth documents."
Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama used $20 million in federal money "to emmigrate (sic) Hamas Refugees to the USA."
Chain email stated on May 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail: Obama's "first call (as president) to any head of state was to Mahmoud Abbas, leader of Fatah party in the Palestinian territory."
Chain email stated on April 27, 2009: "Barack Obama's nominee for 'regulatory czar' has advocated a 'Fairness Doctrine' for the Internet" that would require links to opposing opinions.
Chain email stated on April 2, 2009 in a chain e-mail.: Claims that former Sen. Tom Daschle said, "Seniors should be more accepting of the conditions that come with age instead of treating them."
Chain email stated on March 18, 2009 in a chain e-mail: "AIG insures the pension trust of the United States Congress!"
Chain email stated on January 30, 2009 in in many blogs and an email sent to many people.: "The Obama Administration wants to have soldiers and officers pledge a loyalty oath directly to the office of the President, and no longer to the Constitution."
Chain email stated on January 12, 2009 in Internet attack: "Nancy Pelosi wants a Windfall Tax on Retirement Income."
Chain email stated on October 19, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Michelle Obama ordered $400 worth of lobster and caviar at a New York hotel.
Chain email stated on October 25, 2008 in a widely circulated e-mail: Says Obama wants to redesign the American flag "to better offer our enemies hope and love."
Chain email stated on October 10, 2008 in our inbox: "If Barack Obama would apply for a job with the FBI or with the Secret Service, he would be disqualified because of his past associations with William Ayers."
Chain email stated on August 31, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Palin "inherited a city with zero debt, but left it with indebtedness of over $22-million."
Chain email stated on August 31, 2008 in a chain e-mail: "While Sarah was Mayor of Wasilla she tried to fire our highly respected City Librarian because the Librarian refused to consider removing from the library some books that Sarah wanted removed."
Chain email stated on August 31, 2008 in in an e-mail message: Palin "fired Wasilla's Police Chief because he 'intimidated' her."
Chain email stated on August 12, 2008 in a widely circulated chain e-mail.: Says Obama replaced the American flag on the tail of his plane with his campaign logo.
Chain email stated on July 23, 2008 in a chain e-mail: John McCain will keep the estate tax at 0 percent, the same as it is now.
Chain email stated on July 23, 2008 in a chain e-mail: Barack Obama wants to "restore" the estate tax that George W. Bush "repealed."
