http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/snopes/ en-us Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:24:29 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086785/posts You have to click on the link because Snopes won't let me copy and paste. There is a rumor circulating apparently via email that Biden will drop out in early October (some say the 5th) citing health reasons, and Hillary will replace him. Snopes says the rumor is "undetermined" at this point, but they question whether Obama would switch because doing socould hurt him. They point out that switching hurt McGovern in 1972. An article written yesterday at the liberal Huffington Post thinks it would benefit Obama greatly and urges for it to happen. Do you think there is any... Snopes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086785/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:24:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086731/posts Snopes referring to the Michelle Obama thesis. Snopes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086731/posts#comment Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:43:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080378/posts CALL TO ARMS Snopes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080378/posts#comment Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:48:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076668/posts Well, maybe not, but I like his style. Check out the Motor City Madman's answer to the unbelievably idiotic question posed to him by a French reporter. In the green box. Snopes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2076668/posts#comment Sun, 7 Sep 2008 14:04:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2052060/posts Most have now heard about the emails from soldiers in the field who were less than impressed by the fact that the Obamessiah failed to grace them with his holy presence. We posted on it yesterday.Well, one of the first emails to travel around the net has now been "recanted" by the sender. The email itself was genuine, but now he is asking that people stop sending it around and posting it. He said it was meant only for his family. The odds are good that what happened was that it got around, and since his name was attached, he... Modern Conservative http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2052060/posts#comment Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:46:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051781/posts LOOK OVER THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING TWO HOUSES AND SEE IF YOU CAN TELL WHICH BELONGS TO AN ENVIRONMENTALIST. HOUSE # 1: A 20-room mansion (not including 8 bathrooms) heated by natural gas. Add on a pool (and a pool house) and a separate guest house all heated by gas. In ONE MONTH ALONE this mansion consumes more energy than the average American household in an ENTIRE YEAR. The average bill for electricity and natural gas runs over $2,400.00 per month. In natural gas alone (which last time we checked was a fossil fuel), this property consumes more than... snopes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051781/posts#comment Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:32:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049538/posts A tourist who relieved himself over a live railway line at a south London station was electrocuted. Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049538/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:59:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2039929/posts I have been looking at Snopes to "confirm" certain things out there about Obama. For instance, quotes from his books, and Snopes comes across as very liberal, defending Obama and making excuses for what he's said. Most of the quotes, he did in fact say but Snopes likes to say it was taken out of context, etc. Anyone else have an opinion on this? me http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2039929/posts#comment Wed, 2 Jul 2008 21:46:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026322/posts Mr. McCain, now the presumptive Republican nominee, has staked out his candidacy on the promise that American troops can bring stability to Iraq. What he almost never says is that one of them is his own son, who spent seven months patrolling Anbar Province and learned of his father's New Hampshire victory in January while he was digging a stuck military vehicle out of the mud. Snopes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026322/posts#comment Thu, 5 Jun 2008 08:05:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022549/posts A Home Depot store in Utah plans to celebrate Gay pride in the Store with decorations of Rainbows and employee Tee shirts announcing gay pride. Inside sources say that this is something that will be devastating to business as most of the customer base tends to be on the Right side of the issue as they are mostly religious people. I am actively involved in this business and i dont want to be a part of it bacuae this is contrary to my belief and would like advice from more experienced FReepers on how best to disrupt these outrageous plans... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2022549/posts#comment Wed, 28 May 2008 18:36:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012417/posts MONTGOMERY The state Senate may have been locked down for most of the year, but it did find time to endorse a widely discredited urban legend spread by the John Birch Society. The upper chamber passed a joint resolution April 10 sponsored by state Sen. Rusty Glover, R-Semmes, claiming that Canada, Mexico and the United States are moving toward a "North American Union" and working on construction of a "NAFTA Superhighway" to link the countries and report edly destroy their sovereignty. "It's about retaining independence," said John McManus, the president of the John Birch Society, in a phone interview Mon... The Press-Register http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012417/posts#comment Wed, 7 May 2008 12:44:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976909/posts http://www.fdrs.org/quotes_of_gun_control.html "The most foolish mistake we could possibly make would be to allow the subject races to possess arms. History shows that all conquerors who have allowed their subject races to carry arms have prepared their own downfall by so doing." - Adolf Hitler . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Weapons_Law German Weapons Law On November 11, 1938, the Minister of the Interior, Wilhelm Frick, passed Regulations Against Jews' Possession of Weapons. This regulation effectively deprived all Jews of the right to possess firearms or other weapons. Source: http://www.stephenhalbrook.com/article-nazilaw.pdf fdrs.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1976909/posts#comment Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:58:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1962655/posts January 29, 2008 (Computerworld) A popular urban legend debunking site has stopped serving up adware downloads after the practice was criticized by security experts and users, according to one researcher. Snopes.com, a site that exposes urban legends, had until yesterday been funding its operation in part with revenues from a pop-up ad that posed the question "Do you want to block Junk emails?" That pop-up, said Alex Eckelberry, CEO of Sunbelt Software, in turn shilled ad-serving software from Zango Inc., a well-known adware distributor that settled with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in late 2006 over charges it used unfair... Computer World http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1962655/posts#comment Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:29:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1946853/posts Caribou Coffee Claim: An Islamic bank is the majority owner of the Caribou Coffee chain. Status: True Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2002] As you will see from the links below, Caribou Coffee is owned 87.8% by the First Islamic Investment Bank which, among other things has the following philosophy: "Above all, ensuring that all activities conform to Islamic Shari'ah" The chairman of their Shari'ah supervisory board is: Dr. Yusuf Abdullah Al-Qaradawi Chairman, Seerah & Sunnah Center, Qatar University; Professor, Faculty of Shari'ah, Qatar University. As you will see from the links below he is also on the supervisory board... Snopes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1946853/posts#comment Tue, 1 Jan 2008 20:22:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1941710/posts I heard recently on the Rush Limbaugh show this quote. "What we still don't understand is why you Americans stopped the bombing of Hanoi. You had us on the ropes. If you had pressed us a little harder, just for another day or two, we were ready to surrender! It was the same at the battles of TET. You defeated us! We knew it, and we thought you knew it. But we were elated to notice your media was definitely helping us. They were causing more disruption in America than we could in the battlefields. We were ready to surrender.... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1941710/posts#comment Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:59:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1938427/posts Converning Bill's ad for Hillary: By Dick Morris, former political advisor to President Bill Clinton If you happen to see the Bill Clinton five minute TV ad for Hillary in which he introduces the commercial by saying that he wants to share some things we may not know about Hillary's background . . beware . . As I was there for most of their presidency and know them better than just about anyone, I offer a few corrections; Bill says: "In law school Hillary worked on legal services for the poor." The facts are: Hillary's main extra-curricular activity in law... Snopes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1938427/posts#comment Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:46:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1935205/posts We've just obtained a copy of the Obama Muslim smear email -- smear-mail? -- that the Iowa county chair volunteering for Hillary sent out. Key quotes: "Obama's parents met at the University of Hawaii . When Obama was two years old, his parents divorced. His father returned to Kenya . His mother then married Lolo Soetoro, a RADICAL Muslim from Indonesia . When Obama was 6 years old, the family relocated to Indonesia . Obama attended a MUSLIM school in Jakarta." And: "Since it is politically expedient to be a CHRISTIAN when seeking major public office in the United... TPM.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1935205/posts#comment Wed, 5 Dec 2007 20:36:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1928054/posts We all get "those" emails from time to time-the ones making claims that are meant to be passed on. We've learned to check things on sites like snopes.com to make sure what we pass is true. When it comes to the movie The Golden Compass, whats going around is...true Snopes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1928054/posts#comment Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:13:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1910466/posts A letter from a Canadian: Please take the time to read it so you can do whatever you wish....research, verify, etc., but please read it. I saw on the news up here in Canada where Hillary Clinton introduced her new health care plan. Something similar to what we have in Canada. I also heard that Michael Moore was raving about the health care up here in Canada in his latest movie. As your friend and someone who lives with the Canada health care plan, I thought I would give you some facts about this great medical plan that we have... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1910466/posts#comment Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:45:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1902158/posts A year or two, and a PC, ago I read in Free Republic about this website where I could check if a story in an e-mail was fact or urband legend. Unfortunately, after changing PCs, I lost the link to that site. I have wished over and over I had saved that info when I changed PCs. Finally, I've decided to ask the same people who gave me the information at least a year ago. Freepers, do y'all know the website I'm talking about? How about its address? Thanks. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1902158/posts#comment Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:46:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1884056/posts http://www.snopes.com/rumors/budweiser.asp They apparently don't like to have their stuff copied, since they won't let me select the text. Therefore, link only. Snopes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1884056/posts#comment Mon, 20 Aug 2007 23:53:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1867013/posts Mexican flag flown OVER Old Glory, and the Stars n' Stripes are displayed upside down at Montebello High School in California, March 27, 2006. Full story here: http://www.snopes.com/photos/politics/mexicoflag.asp More pics here: http://michellemalkin.com/2006/03/29/the-american-flag-comes-second/ Snopes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1867013/posts#comment Tue, 17 Jul 2007 03:43:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1705933/posts Claim:   Crocodile hunter Steve Irwin became a born-again Christian a few weeks before he died. Status:   False. Example:   [Collected via e-mail, 2006] Yes, we now have confirmation of Steve Irwin's decision for Christ. I want to inform Creation Ministries International, that Steve Irwin became a born again Christian two and a half weeks ago at the Kings Church AOG Buderim, Queensland Australia, going forward publicly before the congregation to ask Christ to become his Lord and Saviour. Many of us will now spend eternity with him. I am sure Terri is comforted as a Christian in the... Snopes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1705933/posts#comment Thu, 21 Sep 2006 22:50:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1703797/posts Hoax as it appears on the internet: Many will recall that on July 8, 1947, witnesses claim that an unidentified object with five aliens aboard crashed onto a sheep and cattle ranch just outside Roswell, New Mexico. This is a well-known incident that many say has long been covered up by the U.S. Air Force and the federal government. However, you may NOT know that in the month of March 1948, exactly nine months after that historic day, Albert Arnold Gore, Jr., Hillary Rodham, John F. Kerry, William Jefferson Clinton, Howard Dean, Nancy Pelosi, Dianne Feinstein, Charles E. Schumer, and... Snopes.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1703797/posts#comment Mon, 18 Sep 2006 21:45:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1672148/posts .... The flags are France,Germany,and Russia. E-mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1672148/posts#comment Tue, 25 Jul 2006 22:25:08 GMT