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  • Megan Fox Rumor - Megan Fox Is a Man! - Urban LegendsCreated: 2009-07-10 @ 13:28:32 GMT     Updated: 2009-07-10 @ 13:31:24 GMT
    Internet rumors claim voluptuous actress Megan Fox is actually either a man in drag (transvestite), a transsexual ('tranny'), or was born a hermaphrodite and underwent surgery to become a woman…
  • Obama Citizenship - Obama's Occidental College Transcripts - Urban L…Created: 2009-07-09 @ 18:00:27 GMT     
    Circulating via email, a purported AP news story claims transcripts released by Occidental College prove that Barack Obama, under the name 'Barry Soetoro,' received a Fulbright Scholarship awarded …
  • Obama Citizenship - Readers RespondCreated: 2009-06-25 @ 12:49:05 GMT     Updated: 2009-06-25 @ 13:11:21 GMT
    Some people claim there are valid reasons to doubt Obama's status as a natural-born citizen of the U.S., and therefore the legitimacy of his presidency. Others say the challenge is politically moti…
  • Fourth-Grade Teacher's Letter to President Obama - Readers RespondCreated: 2009-06-23 @ 16:44:02 GMT     
    Though it wasn't actually written by a schoolteacher, this open letter condemning President Obama and his policies purports to speak for "all Americans." Does it speak for you?…
  • Benzene - Toxic Benzene in Cars? - Urban LegendsCreated: 2009-06-19 @ 18:26:31 GMT     Updated: 2009-06-20 @ 16:13:30 GMT
    Forwarded email claims that car interiors contain toxic levels of cancer-causing benzene, which is used in the manufacture of dashboards, car seats, and air fresheners. It advises opening windows t…
  • Fourth-Grade Teacher's Letter to President Obama - Urban LegendsCreated: 2009-06-19 @ 15:12:10 GMT     
    An open letter to President Obama attributed to Hillsboro, Missouri elementary school teacher Kathleen Lyday expresses one citizen's vehement displeasure with the way the country is being run…
  • Lou Pritchett Letter - An Open Letter to President Obama - Urban Leg…Created: 2009-06-17 @ 15:46:21 GMT     
    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 …

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