1) Palin “Joined a Secessionist Political Party”

The Charge: Unsubstantiated Internet reports insisted Palin was once a
member of the Alaska Independence Party, which critics call a
secessionist political movement and supporters say is dedicated to
seeking greater state control over federal lands across Alaska.

The Facts: Palin has been a registered Republican since 1982. There is
no record of her ever being a member of the AIP, or any party but the
GOP. Palin’s husband has been a member of the AIP in the past, but since
2002 has been a registered independent.

2) Palin Supported a “Nazi Sympathizer”

The Charge: “Palin was a supporter of Pat Buchanan, a right-winger or,
as many Jews call him: a Nazi sympathizer,” Obama Florida spokesman Mark
Bubriski was quoted as saying in a Miami Herald article.

The Facts: While mayor of Wasilla, Palin wore a Buchanan button during
the sometimes presidential candidate’s 1999 visit. But Palin actually
supported Steve Forbes in 2000, and served as a co-chair on his Alaska
campaign.

In the weeks after the 1999 report of her wearing the Buchanan button,
Palin said: “When presidential candidates visit our community, I am
always happy to meet them. I’ll even put on their button when handed one
as a polite gesture of respect. … The article may have left your readers
with the perception that I am endorsing this candidate, as opposed to
welcoming his visit to Wasilla.”

3) Palin “Wants Creationism Taught in School”

The Charge: Palin opposes the teaching of evolution, and would mandate
the teaching of creationism in the state’s public schools.

The Facts: Palin said during her 2006 gubernatorial campaign that she
would not push the state Board of Education to add creation-based
alternatives to the state’s required curriculum, or look for creationism
advocates when she appointed board members. She has kept this pledge,
according to the Associated Press.

Palin has spoken in favor of classroom discussions of creationism, in
some cases. “I don’t think there should be a prohibition against debate
if it comes up in class. It doesn’t have to be part of the curriculum,”
Palin told the Anchorage Daily News in a 2006 interview.

4) Palin “Was Nearly Recalled” While Mayor

The Charge: Palin was so controversial as mayor of Wasilla that she was
almost recalled by a popular voter movement.

The Facts: The Wasilla City Council considered but never took up a
recall motion after she fired a longtime police chief, who subsequently
brought a lawsuit. A citizen’s group dropped their recall bid, and a
judge ruled Palin had the authority to fire the chief.

5) Palin “Opposes Sex Education”

The Charge: Palin opponents say she supported the end of all sex
education in public schools. In light of her daughter’s presumably
unplanned teen pregnancy, this has been a particularly well discussed
Internet topic.

The Facts: “The explicit sex-ed programs will not find my support,”
Palin wrote in a 2006 questionnaire distributed among gubernatorial
candidates. Palin favors abstinence-based sex education programs.

6) “This Picture Proves Palin is …”

The Charge: A slew of fake, Photoshopped or misdated photographs on the
Internet purport to show Palin in any number of embarrassing or
compromising poses. One photo claimed to show Palin standing poolside,
wearing an American flag-themed bikini, toting a rifle with telescopic
sight.

The Facts: The various photos are being discredited and shown to be fake
on a number of Web sites. The original of the so-called bikini shot,
probably the best-known of the pictures, was shown to have been taken of
another woman, with Palin’s head Photoshopped above the body.

7) Palin is the grandmother, and not the mother, of Trig Palin

The Charge: The most salacious rumor of all, this theory holds that
Palin did not give birth to her son Trig in April, and was actually
covering up for her daughter, Bristol.

The Facts: There are a number of photographs showing an apparently
pregnant Sarah Palin, as well as a number of published eyewitness
accounts of her pregnancy. These include First Lady Laura Bush, who says
she spoke with a pregnant Palin at a governor’s conference in February.
An assignment manager for KTVA news in Anchorage, Cherie Shirey, has
also been quoted saying: “We worked with Governor Palin many times in
2008. Our reporters worked her on location and in the studio and I
worked with her myself. She was definitely pregnant. You could see it in
her belly and her face. The whole idea that Sarah Palin wasn’t pregnant
with Trig is completely, absolutely absurd.”

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