Last month it was 10 out of 25. In May, the wingnuts upped their output to 14, with 4 of the "boozles" aimed at immigrants:
No. 3 Arizona Rest Area - 2007 photos of backpacks and clothes discarded by immigrants crossing the border. Rated as TRUE
No. 5 Welcome to Calexico - photo of American flag flown upside down under Mexico's flag during 2006 high school immigration reform rally. Rated as TRUE
No. 20 Mexican Standoff - Charlie Daniels' screed about how undocumented immigrants are criminals. Rated as CORRECTLY ATTRIBUTED
No. 24 Shoplifting Drops During Boycott - alleges crime dropped duing 2006 retail boycott sponsored by Hispanic immigration reform protesters. Rated as FALSE
Three of the 4 are recycled from 2006-07. Too bad Snopes' simple rating scheme doesn't account for misleading time frames, distortions, and hatefulness (No. 3 photo precedes Obama; No. 5 Mexican flag was flown ONCE in 2006).
Remaining top 14 wingnut "boozles" below:
Then there are the 4 anti-Muslim boozles:
6. Palestinian Resettlement - Obama funding 100,000's of Palestinians to settle in US. Rated as MOSTLY FALSE
9. Harlen Center Mall - Store closes on 9-11 to honor Islamic martyr. Rated as FALSE
12. Muslim EID Stamp - Obama issues Muslim stamp. Rated as MIXTURE OF TRUE AND FALSE
13. Dhimmitude - Muslims will be exempted from having to purchase health insurance. Rated as UNDETERMINED
And 2 fabricated Obama administration policies:
2. Small Arms Treaty - Alleges Obama will make guns illegal in the US by signing international treaty. Rated as FALSE
11. 2011 W2 Tax Forms and HR 3590 - Alleges taxpayers will have to pay taxes on their employer paid health premiums. Rated as FALSE.
And 4 general wingnut rants:
16. Andy Rooney - Phony letter railing about White aggrievement. Rated as FALSE.
18. You Scare Me - Lou Prichett, former VP Procter & Gamble, acuses Obama of destroying America. Rated as CORRECTLY ATTRIBUTED.
21. I'm tired - Robert A. Hall, former MA State Senator and Vet, resents spreading the wealth. Rated as CORRECTLY ATTRIBUTED.
23. Write-In Candidate Platform - Meanspirited list of nasty "policies' falsely attributed to Bill Cosby. Rated as INCORRECT ATTRIBUTION.
Only two boozles are Top 25 repeats from last month: #12 Muslim stamp moved up from #24 and #16 Andy Rooney moved up from #25.