Claim: "U.S. Department of Homeland Security has told banks -- in writing -- it may inspect safe deposit boxes without warrant and seize any gold, silver, guns or other valuables it finds inside those boxes!"
Fact-check: Chain email says Homeland Security can seize safe deposit boxes without notice
Verdict: pants-fire
Organisation: PolitiFact
Author: Julie Kliegman
Date published: 2013-07-26T00:00:00