This is bogus right

[ronaldrwl]

Fake as Dolly's boobs.

No way

[Troublco]

Fake as Dolly's boobs.

Hey, they may be fake, but they LOOK real!


Isn't it all about appearances?

[Hoosier]

Click the link to Snopes! Snopes is a great resource, and cites sources. Any time you get an email forwarded from someone, pick some unique word sequences and search for those with snopes as the first word.

It basically says the bill was introduced and hasn't gone anywhere.

H.

[KevDen2005]

I read the first line only. I've seen this passed around a bunch. It is fake. It's been called out on here several times recently.

I seem to have copied everyone else...read the first line only. I have heard rumors like that but nothing in a long while...and I just did my taxes and no where does it state on there that I need to do that.

And how many on here would really put that information on there anyway? They can't arrest us all!

[KevDen2005]

Fake as Dolly's boobs.

You say that like it's a bad thing!

[Birddog1911]

This crap comes up every year...kick whoever sent it to you.

[RobertB]

Here's the simple truth: any email that's alarming and requests that you send it to everyone you know (particularly with CAPS AND EXCLAMATION MARKS!!!) will almost certainly be either completely false or incredibly misleading. Remember panicked emails worried about taxing email, or unbelievably giddy ones about getting $250 for each email forwarded in a test by Microsoft, Intel, and AOL, which has been verified by a lawyer I know and you're guaranteed to make at least several thousand dollars?

Checking out Snopes is a great idea, and there are a few other debunking sites of similar nature. The link is right there, but doesn't claim it's true. It's partially true, but since the bill has no co-sponsors shows that no one thinks it's a good idea at all. Won't even ever make it to a vote.

[SAnd]

Snopes has a left/liberal bias. Be careful. I put them in the same category as Wikipedia, useful but not totally trustworthy.

FWIW

[KevDen2005]

Snopes has a left/liberal bias. Be careful. I put them in the same category as Wikipedia, useful but not totally trustworthy.

FWIW

I agree, I always use both as a quick reference just to check and get an immediate answer on something I am curious about. If I really need to know or need serious information, or am doing research then I will certainly use more trustworthy sources and leave snopes and wikipedia out of it.

[Irving]

Snopes has a left/liberal bias.

I've never noticed this before. Any examples you remember off the top of your head?