Help Find Little Christopher John Mineo Jr.–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This email says it is from Christopher John Mineo of New York and that his 6 year-old son, Christopher John Mineo, Jr. has been missing since the end of 1998. Some versions say he’s been missing since May of 2001. A newer version says he’s …
The “noisy cactus” That Turned out to Have Thousands of Tarantulas In It–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A lady buys an expensive decorative cactus to put into her home. One day, the cactus starts swaying and humming. Alarmed, the homeowner calls 911, happens to get an operator who knows what is going on and who tells the …
The cactus that was teeming with tarantulas-Fiction! Read More »
“Bear Farms” in China Have Been Torturing Thousands of Bears With Tiny Cages and Live Bile Extraction-Truth! Summary of eRumor:It is said that in China, 10,000 bears are being kept in cramped cages, so small that they cannot stand, and that permanent holes have been made in their bodies or catheters inserted to allow bile …
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1895 Salina, Kansas Eighth Grade Graduation Exam-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: The email lists questions from what it says is an exam required for eighth grade graduation in 1895 in Salina, Kansas. It is described as an example of how much more educated an eighth grader was a hundred years ago than today. The Truth: TruthOrFiction.com …
Aaron Russell Steinmetz, a 3 1/2 year old boy, is Missing From Florida-Once Truth! Now Resolved! Summary of eRumor: An email from Amanda Steinmetz of Summerfield, Florida, says her 3 1/2 year old son is missing and was last seen with his father. The Truth: According to the Marion County Sheriff’s department and …
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This is an attempt to use a story to try to explain the complexity of taxes and tax cuts.
Picture of the Foot of an Unborn Baby Pressing Against Its Mother’s Stomach-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: A picture of a pregnant mother’s stomach with a baby’s foot pressing on the skin from the inside. The caption is “When Did You Say Life Begins?” The Truth: We’ve not found the source for this picture …
Picture the foot of an unborn baby pressing on its mother's stomach-Unproven! Read More »
School Science Fair Email Projects Summary of eRumor: It has become popular for schools to launch email projects asking those who receive their messages to let them know who they are or where they are and asking that the email be forwarded to all their friends. The class then plots all the replies on a …
Response to Jesse Jackson by a Louisiana Television Reporter –Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The alleged comments of TV anchor man George Sell in responding to the Rev. Jesse Jackson saying that not a single black person had been appointed to head up Katrina Relief and yet it was largely blacks who were in …
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The Shark That Bit The Arm of an 8-Year-Old-Boy in Florida Was Actually On a Fishing Line at The Time–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This email claims that a widely publicized shark attack off Pensacola, Florida in July, 2001, wasn’t what it appeared to be. The news stories said that 8-year-old Jessie Arbogast was …
Shark that attacked Florida boy was actually on a fishing line-Fiction! Read More »
