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| | *The claim that regulations create jobs. | | *The claim that regulations create jobs. |
| | + | *The claim that environmental regulation saves lives. |
| | + | *There is no voter fraud, it's about the GOP wanting to prevent people from voting. |
| | *The claim that “The failed economic policies of George W. Bush" caused the recession and high unemployment. <ref>[http://www.examiner.com/conservative-in-national/let-s-discuss-the-failed-economicy-policies-of-president-george-w-bush Let's discuss the "failed economicy policies" of President George W. Bush, Washington Examiner, December 9, 2010]</ref> | | *The claim that “The failed economic policies of George W. Bush" caused the recession and high unemployment. <ref>[http://www.examiner.com/conservative-in-national/let-s-discuss-the-failed-economicy-policies-of-president-george-w-bush Let's discuss the "failed economicy policies" of President George W. Bush, Washington Examiner, December 9, 2010]</ref> |
| | *The claim that unemployment benefits stimulate the economy. <ref>[http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/30660 The unemployment ‘benefits’ compassion sham, CanadaFreePress, December 3, 2010]</ref> | | *The claim that unemployment benefits stimulate the economy. <ref>[http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/30660 The unemployment ‘benefits’ compassion sham, CanadaFreePress, December 3, 2010]</ref> |
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| | *The claim that banning plastic bags will improve the environment. <ref>[http://www.dailycamera.com/guest-opinions/ci_23695266/gust-column-save-planet-use-plastic-bag Guest column: Save the planet, use a plastic bag, The Daily Camera, July 21, 2013]</ref> | | *The claim that banning plastic bags will improve the environment. <ref>[http://www.dailycamera.com/guest-opinions/ci_23695266/gust-column-save-planet-use-plastic-bag Guest column: Save the planet, use a plastic bag, The Daily Camera, July 21, 2013]</ref> |
| | *The claim that Early American [[Pilgrim]]s were illegal immigrants.<ref>[http://weaselzippers.us/2011/11/26/msnbc-analyst-on-thanksgiving-pilgrims-were-illegal-immigrants-indians-99-percenters/ MSNBC Analyst On Thanksgiving: Pilgrims Were “Illegal Immigrants,” Indians 99 Percenters, Weasel Zippers, November 26, 2011]</ref> No government or immigration laws were in existence at the time. | | *The claim that Early American [[Pilgrim]]s were illegal immigrants.<ref>[http://weaselzippers.us/2011/11/26/msnbc-analyst-on-thanksgiving-pilgrims-were-illegal-immigrants-indians-99-percenters/ MSNBC Analyst On Thanksgiving: Pilgrims Were “Illegal Immigrants,” Indians 99 Percenters, Weasel Zippers, November 26, 2011]</ref> No government or immigration laws were in existence at the time. |
| | + | *The claim that human beings are beginning to overpopulate. (This myth is used as an attempt to justify abortion and anthropogenic global warming) |
| | + | *The claim that people today are more knowledgeable than in prior centuries. |
| | *The claim that the [[George W. Bush|Bush]] tax cuts substantially reduced 2006 revenues and expanded the [[budget]] deficit. | | *The claim that the [[George W. Bush|Bush]] tax cuts substantially reduced 2006 revenues and expanded the [[budget]] deficit. |
| | *The claim that the Bush tax cuts have not helped the economy. | | *The claim that the Bush tax cuts have not helped the economy. |
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| | *The claim the [[embryonic stem cell]]s will provide many cures. Unlike adult stem cells, embryonic cells have provided no known cures. | | *The claim the [[embryonic stem cell]]s will provide many cures. Unlike adult stem cells, embryonic cells have provided no known cures. |
| | *The claim that [[gun control]] reduces crime. | | *The claim that [[gun control]] reduces crime. |
| | + | *The claim that [[abortion]] and [[breast cancer]] are unrelated. |
| | *The claim that [[abortion]] and mental depression are unrelated. | | *The claim that [[abortion]] and mental depression are unrelated. |
| | *The claim that [[gambling]] financially benefits state school systems <REF>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/17/cbsnews_investigates/main3269456.shtml Is The Lottery Shortchanging Schools?] CBS News, September 17, 2007</ref> | | *The claim that [[gambling]] financially benefits state school systems <REF>[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/09/17/cbsnews_investigates/main3269456.shtml Is The Lottery Shortchanging Schools?] CBS News, September 17, 2007</ref> |
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| | *They claim that the USA should negotiate with rogue [[nations]] and terror groups. | | *They claim that the USA should negotiate with rogue [[nations]] and terror groups. |
| | *They claim that [[socialism]] is superior to [[capitalism]]. | | *They claim that [[socialism]] is superior to [[capitalism]]. |
| − | *They claim that there is a [[gene]] which causes people to be gay | + | *They claim that there is a [[gene]] which causes people to be gay, despite the fact that the scientific community rejects this view |
| | + | *They claim that [[humans]] and [[ape]]s have a common ancestor |
| | *They claim that the [[death penalty]] does not deter [[crime]], despite the overwhelming evidence showing that the death penalty does deter crime | | *They claim that the [[death penalty]] does not deter [[crime]], despite the overwhelming evidence showing that the death penalty does deter crime |
| | *They claim that [[atheists]] are just as moral as [[Christians]] who regularly go to a church, or, in some cases, claim atheists are morally superior. | | *They claim that [[atheists]] are just as moral as [[Christians]] who regularly go to a church, or, in some cases, claim atheists are morally superior. |