2015

5-year-old Jessica Koopmans is missing in Canada-Once Truth! Now Resolved!

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Five-year-old Jessica Koopmans is Missing in Canada-Once Truth!–Now Resolved  Summary of eRumor: Little Jessica Koopans is missing after having been taken from her front yard in North Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. The Truth: This email got started shortly after Jessica disappeared on May 4, 2001.  Six days later, her body was found about an hour away …

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A church leader in China has been sentenced to death-Truth!

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A Christian Church Leader in China Has Been Sentenced to Death–Truth! Summary of eRumor: Gong Shengliang, the leader of the South China church, a house church group, has been sentenced to death, and the penalty could be carried out on January 5th.  Fifteen other members of the church group were also given prison sentences.  Chinese …

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Al Gore's horse-thief ancestor-Fiction!

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Al Gore’s Horse-Thief Ancestor–Fiction!   Summary of eRumor: This email claims that Tipper Gore, the wife of former Senator and presidential candidate Al Gore, is into genealogy and discovered a great-great uncle in the Gore family who was hanged as a horse thief and train robber.  When the president’s image-makers were finished with the story, …

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Al Gore calls Christians a "blight to the environment"-Fiction!

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Al Gore Calls Christians a “Blight to the Environment”-Fiction!   Summary of eRumor: The email contains a quote said to be from Al Gore’s Book “Earth in Balance.”   The quote says Christians refuse to accept the earth as our “sacred mother” and are a dangerous threat to the survival of humanity.  Gore is also quoted as …

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You can buy a required "Hands-free" headset for your cell phone for $1-Fiction!

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You Can Buy a Required “Hands-free” Headset For Your Cell Phone for $1 –Fiction!   Summary of eRumor: This email warns that cell phones used in cars will be required to “hands free” after January 1, 2001.  It comments on the high cost of headsets then offers to sell you one for $1.  It also …

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The little girl who died and left 57 cents to build a bigger church-Truth! & Fiction!

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The Little Girl Who Died and Left 57 Cents To Build A Bigger Church-Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor:  The touching story is about a little girl from a poor family who loved attending Sunday School, but there were so many children and the church was so small that she sometimes couldn’t get in.  The …

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Christians who upstaged their atheist Russian leader-Unproven!

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The Christians Who Upstaged Their Atheist Russian  Leader–Unproven!   Summary of eRumor: This story talks about Ivanovich Bukharin, a powerful Russian leader in the early part of the 20th century.  In 1930, he is said to have traveled to Kiev to deliver an address to a large crowd on the subject of atheism.  After a …

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