The Newell Company Will Send You Money For Forwarded Emails-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The email says that “The Newell Company” has rented an “email tracker” and is going to send money to every person who forwards the email to others. The Truth: There is no such product as an “email tracker.” There isn’t enough information …
Forward emails for a company testing an "email tracker"-Fiction! Read More »
The Woman Who Got Cockroaches In Her Mouth From Licking an Envelope-Fiction! Summary of eRumor:: A California woman who worked in a post office decided one day that she would lick some envelopes instead of using a moist sponge for that purpose. In the process, she accidentally cut her tongue. Later, she noticed a swelling …
President-Elect George Bush Took Time From a Banquet to Help a Teen Become a Christian–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The email is from shortly after the election of George W. Bush. It says that President-elect Bush was at a thank-you banquet for his campaign staff when he met a woman and her teen-age son who identified herself …
George W. Bush spent 30 minutes talking with a teen about God at a banquet-Fiction! Read More »
Legend has it that Neiman Marcus’s secret cookie recipe has been made public by a woman who was tricked into buying it for $250.
Concerns over what the social media platform was doing with user-generated content in 2011 turned out to be prescient in the long run.
Daisy, the Guide Dog That Saved 967 People in the World Trade Center on September 11–Fiction! Summary of eRumor:The story of a golden retriever named Daisy that was the guide dog for James Crane, a blind worker in the World Trade Center in New York. On the day of the terrorist attacks, James was …
Daisy the dog that saved nearly 1,000 people on 9/11-Fiction! Read More »
This claim was so outlandish even the NRA came out against it — but it’s still lingering online, as it was designed to do.
Get Rich in 90 Days By “Marketing” Reports by Multi-level Marketing Email –Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This elaborate email promises quick money if you follow the instructions carefully. It talks about multi-level marketing opportunities and says you can benefit from entering into the multi-level marketing world. The email includes the titles of four “reports” on …
Letter to the Editor From a North Carolina Minister, “An American Grandfather”-Truth! Summary of eRumor:This is said to be a letter written by North Carolina minister Charles Stanley with his comments about the terrorists. It claims that the letter was sent to every major newspaper in the world. The Truth: This is being circulated …
This is a forwarded email with photo that says the American flag was desecrated by protesters at an immigration rally in Phoenix, Arizona.
