Merry Christmas Virus-Fiction!
A false virus warning of a file that has an attachment named “Merry Christmas.”
2015
Retailers Urging ‘Happy Holidays’ Instead of ‘Merry Christmas’ Rumor
An old, debunked holiday trope has been seized on by disinformation purveyors and recycled to generate annual outrage for years.
Michael Richards defends his racial slurs in court-Fiction!
Seinfeld actor Michael Richards allegedly appears in court because of his racial epithets at a comedy club in California—but his defense is a racial tirade.
First Lady Michelle Obama has a larger staff than previous first ladies-Fiction!
A list of 22 staff members under First Lady Michelle Obama along with their salaries. Claims that this is the biggest staff ever for a First Lady in the White House
Michelle Obama cuts trip short because her husband is a Muslim and Sharia restrictions- Fiction!
A forwarded email that says that Michelle Obama did not accompany her husband on the final leg of their first European tour because the President is a Muslim and Sharia law did not allow him to bring his wife into Muslim countries.
Questions about Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama, wife of presidential candidate Barack Obama, has been quoted as saying she’s proud of her country for the first time. Also, a report that her graduate thesis from Princeton University has been restricted from public access until a day after the general election.
Geeky Picture of Microsoft Personnel in 1978-Truth!
Geeky Picture of Microsoft Personnel in 1978-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The email includes a picture of 11 people who look like a band of hippies and who are said to be Bill Gates, Paul Allen, and other Microsoft luminaries in 1978 when Microsoft was in its infancy. The eRumor also asks “Would you …
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Microsoft Patent That Requires Paying Attention to Computer Ads
Microsoft Patent That Requires Paying Attention to Computer Ads-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor says that Microsoft had applied for a patent that would force you to look at advertisements on your computer or the computer could be disabled. The Truth: The eRumor is based on an article published in the British online tech …
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There Were More Military Deaths During The Clinton Presidency Than During the George W. Bush Presidency-Fiction!
It is alleged that there were more military deaths during the Clinton years, when there was no war, than during the Bush years, when there was war.
Military Protocols for Funerals Changed by Order of the White House-Fiction!
This is a forwarded email with an account of the events at a Pittsburgh cemetery during the funeral of a combat veteran who served in the U.S. Army during the Korean war. The email says that when the flag was folded and presented to surviving family members by a U.S. serviceman there was an omission of the mention of thanks from the “President of the United States,” which is normal protocol. In lieu of that the Secretary of Defense was substituted. After the ceremony the presenting serviceman was approached by the author of the email and asked about the change in protocol. The serviceman’s response was “The White House notified all military funeral service detachments to immediately remove ‘the President’ and insert ‘the Secretary of Defense.”