The Story of the Dying Baby, a Hot Water Bottle, A Child’s Prayer, and A Children’s Doll-Truth! Summary of eRumor: This email says it’s from a missionary in Africa who was dealing with a dying, premature baby who needed warmth, but the hot water bottle they would have used to make a home-spun incubator …
A dying baby, a hot water bottle, a child's prayer, and a children's doll-Truth! Read More »
Airlines Schedule Christian Pilots with Non-Christian Crew in Case the Christian Disappears in the “Rapture”–Fiction! Summary of eRumor:Some airline companies schedule Christian pilots along with non-Christian pilots in case the Biblical “rapture” takes place and the Christian pilot suddenly disappears. The Truth: There is no evidence of this and there are a …
Forward the “Mindreader” Email and Your Lover’s Name Will Appear on Your Screen–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The writer of this email says that if you forward the message to ten other people, the name of your lover will appear on your computer screen. The Truth: It’s a hoax. This is another of the “forward …
Forward an email to see your lover's name on the screen-Fiction! Read More »
SweetCaliGuy4evr, a Killer Loose On the Internet-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A warning from the “State Police” saying that there is someone online with the name SweetCaliGuy4evr and that he is a suspect in the murders of 56 women who have been contacted via the Internet. The Truth: There are no warnings that we’re aware of …
Warning About SweetCaliGuy4evr, a killer online-Fiction! Read More »
Tax Bill Advance Checks Will Be Distributed By the Last Two Digits in Your Social Security Number–Truth! Summary of eRumor: This message says that the tax relief advances for Americans from President Bush’s tax bill are being sent out on particular dates and by the last two numbers in the taxpayer’s Social Security number. …
Refunds from Bush tax bill distributed by SS number-Truth! Read More »
Visiting www.thehungersite.com Will Help Fight World Hunger-Truth! Summary of eRumor: Emails and newsgroup messages suggest browsing to TheHungerSite.com, and that merely visiting there will help feed the hungry. The Truth: This one comes across looking like a rumor, but it is not. It feels to many people like the emails that say, …
Food distributed through clicking a web site-Truth! Read More »
“The Room,” the Touching Story Written By a 17-year-old Boy Just Before His Death–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This long email is in two parts. The first part describes 17-year-old-Brian Moore, a student who was a part of a group of Christian athletes. In preparation for leading a discussion at one of the meetings, he wrote …
Snowball-the 87 pound cat from Chalk River, Canada-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This eRumor is accompanied by a picture of a man holding an enormous cat. The story says it belongs to Rodger Degagne, a former worker at a nuclear research facility near Ottawa Canada. He found two cats years earlier that had been hanging …
U.S. Senate Bill S. 1618 Allows “Spam” to Come to Your Email Box As Long As The Email Complies With the Law-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: An unsolicited commercial email comes to you with the message at the bottom that says: This message is sent in compliance with the new email bill section 301. …
According to a new law, email Spam is okay-Fiction! Read More »
The Story of Mike, a Survivor at the Pentagon-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: This is an email from a man named Mike who wrote to his mother and others about his escape from the plane attack at the Pentagon in Washington D.C.. The Truth: If anyone has first-hand information on the validity of this …
