Claim: Not exactly. Actually, we've looked at it rather a lot. We just haven't written about it. Until now. You surely know the e-mail we're talking about. It's one of the more popular chain e-mails that our readers keep sending our way. You know, the one that starts out with Selma Got Me Born — NOT EXACTLY… That's actually the nice version. Some trade "LIAR" for "NOT EXACTLY." Pretty much all the versions go on to list a whole bunch of other supposedly false Obama claims.
Fact-check: Have You Looked At Obama's "Not Exactlys?"  - FactCheck.org
Verdict: not exactly. actually, we've looked at it rather a lot. we just haven't written about it. until now. you surely know the e-mail we're talking about. it's one of the more popular chain e-mails that our readers keep sending our way. you know, the one that starts out with selma got me born — not exactly… that's actually the nice version. some trade "liar" for "not exactly." pretty much all the versions go on to list a whole bunch of other supposedly false obama claims.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Joe Miller
Date published: 2008-09-12T20:13:08