Click The Hugging Bear and Donate to Research for Breast Cancer–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The short email says to go to a website where you’ll watch a bear and by visiting the site, be helping donations come in from Avon for breast cancer research. The Truth: This one has a story behind it. First, …
Click on the Avon hugging bear and donate to breast cancer
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The Airline Passengers Who Gave up Their Seats in Baltimore for Returning U.S. Soldiers from Iraq-Truth! Summary of eRumor: A touching story about a hectic travel day at Baltimore airport when already stressed passengers gave up their seats to U.S. soldiers who were home for a 14-day leave from Iraq. The Truth: The writer …
Airline passengers who gave up their seats for U.S. Soldiers-Truth! Read More »
A Strange Creature Discovered Washed Up on the Shore in Nova Scotia–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The message says a scientific mystery has been found on the shore of the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia. A picture accompanies the message the remains of a creature have been discovered that is described as 30 feet The …
The sea creature found on the shores of Nova Scotia-Truth! Read More »
Forty Two Midgets Mutilated by a Lion in Cambodia Contest–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The story appears to be a BBC report about an alleged fight in a Cambodian arena between 42 midgets and an African lion. The story says that the midgets were of the Cambodian Midget Fighting League and that 28 of them died …
Forty Two Midgets Mutilated by a Lion in Cambodia Contest-Fiction! Read More »
Comments by U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft about Christianity versus Islam-Disputed! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor quotes U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft as saying that slam is a religion in which God requires you to send your son to die for him. Christianity is a faith in which God sent his Son to die for …
Comments about Islam by Attorney General Ashcroft?-Disputed! Read More »
The Role Faith Played in Atlanta Hostage Ashley Smith-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The dramatic story of Ashley Smith who was held hostage in Atlanta, Georgia by an accused rapist and fugitive from the law who police say killed four people during his run from the law. The Truth: This story is a first …
The faith of Atlanta hostage Ashley Smith-Truth! Read More »
Picture and Story of President Bush Comforting a Teen Who Lost Her Mother on 9/11-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor tells a touching story of a President pausing to encourage and hug a teenage girl in a crowd in Ohio. Her mother was killed in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The Truth: …
President Bush comforts a teen who lost her mother in the World Trade Center-Truth! Read More »
The Letter About Afghanistan from an Afghan Writer–Truth! Summary of eRumor: An Afghan woman named Tamim Ansary writes from her heart after the terrorist attack on America and the subsequent attention given to Afghanistan. The ruling government in Afghanistan has allowed the notorious terrorist Osama bin Laden to live and work in the country and …
Letter written by an Afghani-American after September 11-Truth! Read More »
Pray for 15-year-old Amanda-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This eRumor includes a message from a 15-year-old girl named Amanda and another message from her mother. It says that Amanda is suffering from a mysterious degenerative medical condition and wants people to pray for her and let her know they are praying. She says the Make-A-Wish Foundation …
The “God Bless America” Corn Maze in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee-Truth! Summary of eRumor: This eRumor is a picture from the air or a cornfield that has been cut to show a map of the United States along with the words “God Bless America.” It says it is the work of a farmer in …
