Politico covered the top rumors of US 2008 elections here :

> OBAMA’S CITIZENSHIP – Obama is not born in US ?
> THE C-WORD – McCain called his wife Cindy, the C- word ?
> THE MICHELLE TAPES – Michele said nasty things about white people?
> THE FORRESTAL – McCain crashed five planes and killed 134 sailors?
> ODINGA – The kenyan prime minister is a ditant cousin to Obama ?
> HOLIDAY IN FIJI – McCain insulted fellow vacationers?

And they are all proved to rumors that press and the blogs took US Elections of 2008 to a different height.