'Obama phones'? No, they've been around for years
By Catharine Richert
Published on Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 at 6:58 p.m.
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A new federal program provides subsidized "Obama phones" with 70 free minutes of cell phone service every month.
Chain email, Wednesday, October 28th, 2009.
Ruling: Mostly False | Details
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The latest chain e-mail to land in our in box says a new program gives free phones to welfare recipients . But we found the e-mail was glossing over some key details — such as the fact that the program has been around for many years. We rated the claim Barely True.
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