When was the last time you received an email from someone that talked about some important subject and then read, "Forward this to as many people as you can!"? Perhaps it was the email about how telemarketers are going to start flooding your cell phone with solicitations. Maybe it was the one about James Dobson's (Focus on the Family) petition 2493 to combat an FCC attack on religious broadcasting. Whatever it was, if it tells you to "forward to everyone" it is probably a hoax. But how can you find out?

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