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14. here is how it works:

my example is the falsehood that China owns our national parks - many RWers believe this.

Hilary Clinton was in China as SOS. She urged China to keep investing in the US. China responded that they should get collateral for all the money they invest in the US. (When I told my Chinese friend this, she laughed. It is what could be called kicking sand in the face of the US.)

Hal Turner, a RW nutcase printed in his blog that Obama has given all our national parks to China as collateral on the debt. He did it as a hoax as he has done many times before. (Hal Turner is as nutty as they come. He has been charged more than once with threatening a judge and others, he was an informant for the FBI, had a radio show, is part of white nationalist movement, and has now disappeared from the scene.)

The hoax spread like wild fire through the RW blogs, obscure websites, and media. Many now take it as the truth.
Google "China owns US national parks" and take a look at the various websites promoting this meme.

Tell your family to investigate these claims - use google and snopes to figure out if what they are repeating is even true. They are being made to look like fools and as a loving relative you can help them avoid this.