… and another thing

False emails debunked

October

Maybe you’ve seen the email that insists Barack Obama was not born in the United States.

Or the one purportedly from a college professor who vacationed with the McCain family and tells hair raising stories of a rude, sexist McCain.

Now the Web site Politico takes a look at the most persistent of these red herrings. You can read all about it in “Cover this! Inside the nastiest ‘08 rumors.”:http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/15106.html

PHOTOS:

Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., steps off the plane carrying a pumpkin at Midway Airport in Chicago Friday.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks in New Philadelphia, Ohio, Friday. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

This entry was posted on Friday, October 31st, 2008 at 6:17 pm by Noreen O'Donnell.
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