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Barack Obama : The Birth Certificate Controversy

Rumors on the Internet have been flying around fast and furious that Barack Obama is not qualified to be President of the United States because he has not yet produced a real Birth certificate with his name: Barack Obama. Some people claim that...

153 comments    politics obama united states
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Urban Legends Can't Get Past Snopes

Check Snopes before accepting something as fact.

12 comments    ghost stories story telling
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Snopes got Snoped!

Snopes.com has been considered the 'tell-all final word' on any comment, claim and email. Once negative article by them and people point and say, "See, I told you it wasn't true!" But what is Snopes? What...

0 comments    rumors urban legends snopes
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My Granddaughter's Card to Noah Biorkman

The first time I saw a hub about Noah, I skimmed it and figured it was a scam of some sort. But the next time I saw the story there was a link to Snopes and I realized that it was horribly true. Noah Biorkman is a five year old little boy dying of...

25 comments    god christmas cancer
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Snopes Is Wrong About Royal Wedding

April 29, 2011 Snopes is the place to go to find the truth, right? WRONG! Snopes is run by a liberal husband and wife tag-team. They have no staff, no education or credentials that would...

20 comments    obama royal wedding snopes
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Should I Censor My Teen's Reading?

What is the balance between censorship and family standards? Should we encourage children to read books that don't agree with our views on religion, politics, ethics, or public policy? Where does a parent's role begin and end in the media selection process?

13 comments    family children arts
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BREAKING NEWS! Google to File Bankruptcy!

With my interest, I find I'm on the internet quite a bit each day. Between hubs, blogs, forums, YouTube, MySpace, facebook, (the list is endless), you are bombarded with tons of information. You can find...

10 comments    internet online web
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Should You Stop Wearing Deodorant and Ban Ball Pits?

The internet is a wonderful invention. It has changed the face of research, of keeping in touch with friends and family, and even with dating. I recently wrote a hub about how exciting it is when we first...

14 comments    internet facebook email
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DANGERS of Dining Out....

I've worked in the food industry before and know what gross things can go on in restaurants, but this takes the cake!

2 comments    life health advice
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Urban Legends: Fact or fiction

Urban legends, according to Snopes.com, are "...narratives which put our fears and concerns into the form of stories or are tales which we use to confirm the rightness of our world view." A good example of...

1 comment    science myths urban
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