2. President Obama has NOT created a stamp to recognize Muslin Holidays. In 2001 during the Bush administration, a stamp was issued for the 2 Muslim holidays - Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha. This stamp has been updated and re-issued every year since. W had a number of years to change it, but didn't.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/stamps/eidstamp.asp
3. President Obama did NOT receive financial aid for being a foreign student, because he has born in Hawaii.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/birthers/occidental.asp
4. Yes, a number of foreigners including Arabs own convenience stores. However, the story about them celebrating after 9/11 and Budweiser pulling beer from their shelves... yeah, that's fiction.
http://www.snopes.com/rumors/budweiser.asp
5. No, you can’t receive free laptops or free anything just because you forwarded an e-mail. Not from Del. Not from AOL. Not from Microsoft. NO one is doing that. Nice try, but no.
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/ericsson.asp
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/microsoft-aol.asp
6. No, thousands of Palestinians have not been invited to resettle in the US. Legitimate news media would be all over that if it were true.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/palestinians.asp
7. The government is NOT going to require you to list your guns on your income tax. Again, viral e-mails are NOT a good source of information.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/guns/taxreturns.asp
8. The Center for Missing and Exploited Children has received mountains of viral e-mails about Ashley Flores, but NO actual reports from parents or police. Often, missing children e-mails are hoaxes. However, Reachelle Marie Smith is a real case. The 3-year-old went missing in May of 2006.
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/missing/ashleyflores.asp
http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/missing/reachelle.asp
9. Dialing #77 on your cell will not connect you to highway dispatchers in any state. The story about Lauren or Lisa or some other name using it to outsmart a rapist is likely to be fiction.
http://www.snopes.com/crime/warnings/fakecop.asp
10. Obama did NOT targeted Chrysler dealerships owned by Republicans for closure. Those cuts were announced in February of 2008, before his election.
http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/chrysler.asp
How do I know this? Because whenever I get an e-mail like this, I go to the Urban Legends Web site -
http://www.snopes.com/
OK, I have forgotten once or twice. But if people would just do that before pressing forward, our inboxes would be a happier place.
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