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Obama / Bush Inauguration Cost Comparison
Forwarded email compares the alleged cost of Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration to that of G.W. Bush's second inaugural festivities in 2005, and the disparate media reactions to same.
Obama Fires Cattle Guards in Colorado
Viral message claims that President Barack Obama, upon learning there are over 100,000 cattle guards in Colorado, ordered half of them to be fired.
Obama Quote on Raising Debt Limit (2006)
Circulating via email, a quote attributed to Sen. Barack Obama in 2006 in which he calls raising the U.S. national debt limit 'a sign of leadership failure.'
Obama Funds Resettlement of Hamas Refugees to U.S.A.?
Forwarded email claims President Obama has funded a $20 million resettlement of Hamas refugees to the United States via H.R. 1388 (aka H.B. 1388), a bill supposedly passed 'behind our backs' in Congress.
Email Claims Craig Robinson Kept OSU Coaching Job Thanks to Stimulus Bribe
False rumor claims Oregon State University was bribed with federal stimulus money to halt the firing of basketball coach Craig Robinson, who happens to be Michelle Obama's brother.
Obama's Law License
Forwarded text alleges that President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama both surrendered their law licenses in Illinois to avoid prosecution on criminal charges.
Email: Obama Forbids Military Personnel to Speak at Faith-Based Events
Obama stops wounded soldier from speaking? Forwarded email claims President Obama has initiated a policy ordering that no members of the U.S. military speak at faith-based public events.
Obama's Wedding Ring Out for Repairs?
Forwarded email notes that President Obama wasn't wearing a wristwatch or wedding ring at a press conference allegedly held during the month of Ramadan in 2010 and concludes he must therefore be a Muslim.
Barack Obama's 923 Executive Orders
Viral text asserts that President Obama signed 923 executive orders in the first 40 months of his term, many times more than any other president to date.
The Obama Phone - Free Cell Phones for Welfare Recipients?
Free Obama Phones? Viral rumor claims the Obama administration has started a program whereby taxpayer money is being 'redistributed' to provide free cell phones and service to welfare recipients.
Hoax: Obama Citizenship Case Reaches Supreme Court, College Transcript Revealed
Very Quietly Obama's Citizenship Case Reaches the Supreme Court - Purported AP news story claims Occidental College transcripts reveal that Barack Obama, under the name 'Barry Soetoro,' received a Fulbright Scholarship only awarded to foreign-born students.
Email: Obama to Impose 1% Bank Transaction Tax
H.R. 4646: Forwarded email claims President Obama's finance team is planning to impose a 1% transaction tax on bank deposits and all other transactions at financial institutions.
Michelle Obama's Staff
Emailed article castigates First Lady Michelle Obama for requiring a paid staff of more than 20 people, claiming she has an 'unprecedented' number of 'attendants.'
Maureen Dowd on Obama's Foreign Fundraising?
Phony op-ed column attributed to New York Times writer Maureen Dowd claims Barack Obama has accepted campaign donations from foreign countries including Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Wayne Allyn Root on Obama's 'Marxist' Agenda
Forwarded op-ed piece attributed to libertarian politician Wayne Allyn Root accuses Barack Obama of 'purposely overwhelming the U.S. economy to create systemic failure, economic crisis and social chaos.'
Email: Obama Omits 'Creator' in Declaration Quote
Forwarded emails claim President Obama omitted the words 'by their Creator' when paraphrasing the Declaration of Independence in a 2010 speech before the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute.
Obama and the National Day of Prayer
Forwarded email claims President Obama declared that the U.S. is no longer a Christian nation, then canceled the annual National Day of Prayer ceremony 'under the ruse of not wanting to offend anyone.'
Quiz: Who Said It?
Circulating via email, a short quiz consisting of funny verbal gaffes attributed to various American politicians including Barack Obama.
Obama on Military Insurance Proposal
Forwarded email quotes President Obama deriding military veterans as 'whiners' for objecting to a proposal to bill their private health insurance plans for treatment of battlefield injuries.
Obama's Random Act of Kindness
Forwarded email relates a story published in a Norwegian newspaper about Mary Andersen, who was stranded without money in the Miami airport one day in 1988 and unable to pay a $103 luggage surcharge. A tall, well-dressed stranger came to her rescue and paid the fee. His name: Barack Obama.
Email: Barack Obama Isn't a Natural-Born Citizen
Obama citizenship questioned: Email rumor claims Barack Obama is ineligible for the presidency because by virtue of certain laws in effect at the time of his birth he is not a natural-born citizen of the United States.
The Obama / Kagan Connection
Forwarded emails claim former U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan represented President Obama in court cases challenging his U.S. citizenship before he nominated her to the Supreme Court.
Jean Paul Ludwig / Obama's Social Security Number
Forwarded email claims a social security number attributed to President Obama was originally issued in Connecticut to a man named Jean Paul Ludwig, who was born in 1890 and died in 1981.
Email: Obama Finances Offshore Oil Drilling in Brazil
Forwarded email claims President Obama signed an executive order lending $2 billion of taxpayer money to a Brazilian oil company for offshore drilling to produce oil for China.
Lou Pritchett Letter to Obama
Authentic: Circulating via forwarded email, an open letter to President Obama by former Procter & Gamble executive Lou Pritchett enumerates the ways the newly-elected commander-in-chief scares him.