Showing posts with label intertube rumours. Show all posts
Showing posts with label intertube rumours. Show all posts

Saturday, June 27, 2009

Weekly Fact Check Update


Since I forgot to put this up yesterday and I'm dying trying to find stuff to post, you get this a wee bit late. Here's what lies are bouncing around the intertubes.

Q: Is ACORN providing workers for the 2010 census?
A: No. ACORN employees will not be taking the census. The group is one of more than 30,000 "partners" that will help publicize the event.

Q:
Is Obama planning to increase the federal tax on gun ammunition by 500 percent?
A: No such proposal has been made by the Obama administration. And nobody in Congress has introduced any bill to increase the 11 percent federal excise tax on ammo.

Q: Is it true that Al Gore's mansion uses significantly more energy than the typical home?
A:
The main claim in a chain e-mail was true when the original message began making the rounds in 2007. Since then, the Gores have made several changes to their home.

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