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Hank Williams Jr. saying Obama a Muslim prompted No. 5 favorite fact check

Hank Williams Jr. was once the lead-in singer for ESPN's "Monday Night Football" (Associated Press photo). Hank Williams Jr. was once the lead-in singer for ESPN's "Monday Night Football" (Associated Press photo).

Hank Williams Jr. was once the lead-in singer for ESPN's "Monday Night Football" (Associated Press photo).

By W. Gardner Selby December 25, 2012

Country singer Hank Williams Jr. spiced a Fort Worth concert with comments critical of Obama, saying: "We’ve got a Muslim for a president..."

Not so, we concluded, setting the woods Pants on Fire because Obama’s religious faith has been tracked and noted for years.

That Truth-O-Meter article was our readers' No. 5 favorite for 2012.

It's posted to the right along with the articles that placed 6 through 10, based on online views.

Peek here tomorrow for our No. 4 reader fave.

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Hank Williams Jr. saying Obama a Muslim prompted No. 5 favorite fact check