2015

African Americans will lose voting rights in 2007-Fiction!

The story says that blacks will be losing their right to vote in 2007. The reason is that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was not a law, it was just an act, but never passed into law. In 1982, according to the story, Ronald Reagan amended the Voting Rights Act for another 25 years…until 2007. At that time, congress will revisit the whole issue and in addition to congressional approval, there needs to be the approval of 38 states for the law to be extended.

4,000 Israelis did not show up for work on the day of the WTC attacks-Fiction!

Four Thousand Israelis Who Worked in The World Trade Center Did Not Show up for Work on the Day of the Terrorist Attacks–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This eRumor says that when the attacks took place on September 11, there was immediate mourning of 4,000 Israelis who worked in the towers and who were killed.  Then, …

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Vermont teddy bears for terrorist victims-Truth!

Vermont Teddy Bears for Children Affected by the Terrorist Attacks on September 11–Truth! but Now Over!   Summary of eRumor: The Vermont Teddy Bear company is asking you to come to their site and pick out a bear to be sent to the children who lost loved ones in New York and Washington D.C.  There …

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