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Source: CNN
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CNN

11 political myths that we still fall for

Sex, lies and murder. Americans seem to love conspiracies theories and too-good-to-be-true rumors -- type "George W. Bush IQ" into Google and watch what you get -- especially when it comes to politics.

Did you know that George Washington wasn't the nation's first president? The Mob killed JFK. And, oh yeah, President Obama wasn't born in Hawaii.

All fun to talk about. And all wrong. 

1) The myth: George Washington wasn't the first U.S. president.  

2) The myth: George W. Bush has the lowest IQ of all the presidents.  

3) The myth: Washington Redskins always predict the presidential winner......  ...

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