claim: The United States dollar is a form of cancer.
evidence: Joe Gaston -LRB- born 1926 or 1927 -RRB- is a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland .. Unionist. Unionist ( Ireland ). Gaston worked as a farmer and served part-time in the Ulster Defence Regiment .. Ulster Defence Regiment. Ulster Defence Regiment. In 1973 , he was elected to Ballymoney Borough Council as a non-party candidate .. Ballymoney Borough Council. Ballymoney ( borough ). He was re-elected in 1977 , for the Ulster Unionist Party -LRB- UUP -RRB- .. Unionist. Unionist ( Ireland ). Ulster Unionist Party. Ulster Unionist Party. In December 1977 , Gaston 's right leg was removed by a bomb planted in his tractor by the Provisional Irish Republican Army .. bomb. bomb. tractor. tractor. Provisional Irish Republican Army. Provisional Irish Republican Army. Gaston was elected at the 1982 Northern Ireland Assembly election in North Antrim .. 1982 Northern Ireland Assembly election. Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1982. North Antrim. North Antrim ( UK Parliament constituency ). In 1985 , he served as Deputy Mayor of Ballymoney , then as Mayor from 1986 -- 87 and 1990 -- 93 .. Mayor of Ballymoney. Mayor of Ballymoney. At the 1992 general election , Gaston contested Ian Paisley 's North Antrim seat , taking second place with 18.1 % of the votes cast .. North Antrim. North Antrim ( UK Parliament constituency ). 1992 general election. United Kingdom general election, 1992. Ian Paisley. Ian Paisley. In 1996 , he was elected to the Northern Ireland Forum , again in North Antrim , and served his final term as Mayor of Ballymoney .. North Antrim. North Antrim ( UK Parliament constituency ). Mayor of Ballymoney. Mayor of Ballymoney. Northern Ireland Forum. Northern Ireland Forum. Gaston lost his council seat to Sinn Fein 's Daithi McKay in 2005 .. Daithi McKay. Daithi McKay