Obama is fighting fire with fire by creating a website condemning the libel and defaming rumors being swirled around on the Net and encouraging supporters to “spread the truth”.

Historically, political candidates have shied away from acknowledging slanderous rumors, but once again, the Obama camp seems to be acutely aware of the capabilities of the Internet, harnessing viral web power by launching a counter-attack on false rumors spreading on the Internet.

This new site allows supporters to upload their Outlook contacts to “spread the facts” and quickly email all of their contacts a ‘fact-based’ email.  In an effort to quell some worry that the online Obama campaign system is becoming unstoppable and more powerful than Google, supporters are reassured that the uploaded email addresses from their Outlook folders will not be held on to.  There is also an outlet on the site where Obama fans can report Obama slander on the Net to watchdog@Obama.com. 

Campaign spokesman Tommy Viertor announced, “We created an interactive tool to allow our supporters to fight back against these smears in the same way that they received them—on the Internet.”  He goes on to say, “Whenever challenged with these lies, we will aggressively push back with the truth and help our supporters debunk the false rumors floating around the Internet.”