President George W. and Laura Bush’s Hospital Salute to a Soldier Injured in the Terrorist Crash into the Pentagon-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The account of a visit by President and Mrs. Bush to the Washington Burn Center shortly after the terrorist attack of a hijacked jetliner at the Pentagon. According to the story, Mrs. Bush …
The campaign against Excelsior Middle School was an example of how “indoctrination” claims get weaponized.
President Bush’s “Camel in the butt” Quote–True! Summary of eRumor:The message says that after the terrorist attacks on America, President Bush was asked why it was taking so long to take action against the terrorists. Bush is said to have replied, “When I take action I’m not going to fire a $2 million missile …
Columbine Student Cassie Bernall Said “Yes” When Asked By One of the Shooters if She Believed In God-Disputed! Summary of eRumor: Widely circulated reports and emails tell the story of high school student Cassie Bernall being a Christian martyr in the Columbine high school shootings of 1999 in Colorado. It was reported that one of …
Cassie Bernall Said "Yes" When Asked about her faith by a shooter at Columbine-Disputed! Read More »
A chain letter is a communication that, for example, encourages you to send money to a list of names that are included in the letter, then to add your name to the list and forward the letter to as many people as you can. It’s not hard to imagine that if you send the letter …
Published Letter of Dick Cheney’s View of the Military–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The email is making the rounds after Mr. Cheney’s election as Vice President. It’s a feature that says it was published in the Washington Post and includes personal observations about the military. (See the entire email below.) The Truth: This was not …
Vice President Dick Cheney's view of the military-Fiction! Read More »
Poem of Tribute about 2 year-old Christine Hanson, Who Died on One of the Hijacked Airliners on September 11-Truth! Summary of eRumor: A moving poem written as though from the first-person perspective of Christine Hanson, a 2 year-old girl on United Flight 175, one of the airplanes that crashed into the World Trade Center on …
A poem about little Christine Hanson, a young air crash victim from 9/11-Truth! Read More »
The Man Who Insured his Rare Cigars, Smoked Them All, Then Collected on the insurance–Fiction! Summary of eRumor:A man bought a box of rare, expensive cigars, then took out fire insurances on them. When he had finished smoking them, he filed a claim against the insurance company. The company turned down his claim, but he …
The man who bought fire insurance for his expensive cigars-Fiction! Read More »
Cruelty to Kittens by Rearing Them In Jars–Fiction! Summary of eRumor:This email says there is a Japanese man in New York stuffing kittens into bottles and rearing them so they’ll take on the shape of the bottle. They are being called “bonsai” kittens and have become the rage in New York, China, Indonesia, and New …
Bonsai Kittens-cruelty to kittens by rearing them in jars-Fiction! Read More »
Breast Cancer can be Caused by Underarm Antiperspirants-Disputed! Summary of eRumor: An email claims that the use of antiperspirants is the leading cause of breast cancer. The theory is that toxins are released by sweat, especially under the arms, and antiperspirants are blocking the release of the toxins, allowing them to build …
Breast cancer can be caused by underarm antiperspirants-Disputed! Read More »
