Viral Email

Twenty-Six Lies About Health Care Reform

FactCheck.org | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics


Our inbox has been overrun with messages asking us to weigh in on a mammoth list of claims about the House health care bill. The chain e-mail purports...

Group Launches Site To Debunk Conservatives' Viral Emails

Media Matters Action Network | Posted 10.18.2009 | Politics


Today, the Republican National Committee released a new ad in support of its so-called "Seniors' Bill of Right." The ad features RNC Chairman Michael ...

Ryan Grim

"HR 875" Myth Sows Terror Among Organic Gardeners

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.10.2009 | Green


Rep. Rosa DeLauro knew she had a problem when her colleagues began asking her on the House floor about her bill that was going to put small farmers ou...

The 12 Most Viral Web Stories of 2008

Jonah Peretti | Posted 01.31.2009 | Media


Jonah Peretti

The web changed forever the moment that Iraqi journalist threw his shoes at President Bush. Or at least it changed for two or three days as the animated gifs and games flooded the Internet.

Cyber-Wars: Hate-Mail And The Obama Internet Campaign

Linda Hansen | Posted 11.27.2008 | Home


Linda Hansen

Internet Obama supporters are no saints. But Campaign 2008, to them, means something more than an outlet for the anger they've been swallowing for the past eight years. Their emails ring like testimonies at an interfaith revival meeting.

Now's The Time to E-mail Them.... This Means You!

Peter Samuelson | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics


Peter Samuelson

This is a perfect moment to contact a friend and say "Hello, how are you, how's it going in Passaic or Boulder or Dover or Bloomington et cetera, and by the way, are you registered to vote yet?"