Summary
There's a reason they call chain e-mails "viral" -- their transmission is swift, extensive and very hard to stop. They tend to contain indignant, outraged messages that are nearly always false and often malicious. We can't say exactly which virus these nasty messages resemble, but it isn't one whose effects go away on their own while you drink plenty of fluids.
In 2010 we continued to see new outbreaks of viruses that we first refuted years ago. And in addition, there were a large number of new infections. Despite what you may have been told:
* It's not true that the White House is planning to tax all credit card transactions.
* Muslims are not being exempted from the new health care law.
* President Obama did not order up a private jet for the family's pet dog, Bo.
* Speaker Pelosi's spending for liquor on congressional trips isn't notably different than that of her predecessor. And Pelosi herself doesn't even drink alcohol.
* The new health care law does not contain a 3.8 percent "sales tax" on the sale of all personal residences.
* Obama did not cancel the National Day of Prayer nor did he participate in a Muslim prayer event at the Capitol.
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