2015

Air Force General Richard Hawley's comments on the Attack on America-Fiction!

Air Force General Richard Hawley’s Responses to “Stupid Thoughts” About the Attack on America–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A series of strongly worded observations about reactions to the Attack on America from a U.S. Air Force General, Richard Hawley. The Truth: General Richard Hawley is now retired, but was most recently the commander of the Air …

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Soldier's message in Iraq spelled out in flags-A Joke!

Graphic Message On Soldier’s Shoulder Using Flags-A Joke! Summary of eRumor: No text in this forwarded email, but a story in pictures. A U.S. soldier with the regulation U.S. flag at the top of his right shoulder, then a patch that says “Doing the work of” followed by the flags of Russia, Germany, and France, …

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Diane…protected from rape by two angels-Source Not Found!

  Diane, the University Student Protected From a Rapist by Angels-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: The story of Diane, a college student home for the summer.  After an evening with friends, she walks home via an alleyway.  In the alley, there is a man, but she prays for protection, feels the strength of that, and continues …

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Free Cracker Barrel certificates for forwarded emails-Fiction!

Forward an Email About Cracker Barrel-Receive a Gift Certificate in Response–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Junior Johnson, the founder of Cracker Barrel, says he’s trying to reach the rural areas where his stores are not located.  If you forward his email to nine of your friends, you’ll receive authorization by email for a $50 gift certificate. …

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Coke will give you free cans of soda for forwarding an email-Fiction!

Coca-Cola is Offering Free Cases of Coke for Circulating an Email about the Product-Fiction!     Summary of eRumor: An email claims that if you’ll send a copy of it to as many people as you can, everybody on the list will receive four free cases of Coca-Cola. The Truth: It’s not true.  It’s not …

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Bill and Hillary's NY house payment paid by the government-Fiction!

Bill and Hillary Clinton’s New York Home Mortgage is Being Covered By Secret Service Payments–Fiction! Summary of eRumor:Bill and Hillary Clinton bought a house in New York, but there was no room for the Secret Service, so they built a special area for the Secret Service…and are charging the same amount for the Secret Service’s …

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The congressional list of crimes and crooks-Truth! but Misleading!

This email talks about an organization of more than 500 employees that has an array of spouse abusers, bad check artists, failures in business, shoplifters, and other criminals…and asks you to guess what organization it is. It then tells you that it is referring to the United States Congress. Some versions of this eRumor may compare Congress to NBA or NFL.