The website That Builds Your Vocabulary and Donates Rice To the Poor-Truth!
For every word you get right on a vocubaulary test will provide grains of rice for world hunger
2015
Frog in a pre-packaged salad-Unproven!
The Frog in the Salad-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor is accompanied by a picture of pre-packaged lettuce and asks you to look closely at the product. Inside the bag amid the lettuce leaves is what appears to be a live green frog. The packaging is in Spanish and the eRumor says it’s a …
Waves Frozen in Place-Fiction!
Pictures said to be ocean waves frozen in place during sub-freezing weather.
Virus in an email that claims to be from the Federal Trade Commission
Email claiming to be from the Federal Trade Commission-It’s a Virus!
Gun Registration at Fort Campbell-Truth! but no longer policy!
A forwarded email about a new directive from the commander of Fort Campbell Army Base mandating that all soldiers provided registration numbers, locations and permit information of their personal firearms to the chain of command.
Correspondence Between a Naval Officer and His Superiors in 1870-Fiction!
Correspondence Between a Naval Officer and His Superiors in 1870-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This is alleged to be a series of communications between a naval commander and the office of the Secretary of the Navy regarding the commander’s reassignment from New London, Connecticut to San Francisco in 1870. The Truth: We’ve found no evidence that …
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NY Times Predicted Bail Out in 1999-Truth!
An eRumor with an attached news article from the New York Times from 1999 predicting the 2008 financial crisis, that the Government would intervene and casts blame on the Clinton Administration for pressuring Fannie Mae to extend credit.
Ebola is Spreading in the U.S. with a 2nd Confirmed Case-Truth!
Rumors that Ebola was spreading in the U.S. and that a second patient had been diagnosed with Ebola swept the Internet after Thomas Duncan, the first person to contract Ebola in the U.S., died on October 8, 2014.
Remembering Medal of Honor Recipient Ed Freeman -Truth!
The story of a helicopter pilot, Major Ed Freeman, who flew his unarmed Huey into to the battle zone during the Viet Nam War multiple times to supply troops and evacuate wounded personnel after the MediVac helicopters were ordered to stop evacuations. This act of courage earned Major Freeman the Flying Cross and decades later, the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Use Eggs To Treat Burns-Fiction!
A home remedy tip that says using egg whites on burns will produce positive results because they contain collagen, a substance used for treating burns.