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Wednesday, August 20, 2008 12:00 AM

Debunking anti-Obama e-mails

Error-filled chain e-mails designed to scare voters away from Barack Obama are circulating widely on the Internet. Salon deconstructs a pair, one smearing the candidate, the other his wife.
By Mike Madden

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  • Wednesday, August 20, 2008 06:43 AM

    @James T. Kirk

    James T. Kirk: "What's my opinion of people who are swayed by idiot spam? They're idiots."

    That wasn't the question. The question is whether you think the political emails designed to perpetuate false information or perceptions about a candidate are wrong. That is what this article is about. I don't care if you think people are stupid for falling for it. I want to know what you think of the practice itself.

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