An “Action Alert” from the Family Resource Council (FRC) that warns that owing to a recent change in U.S. Navy policy the Walter Reed Medical Center has banned religious items, including Bibles from the facility. The email warns that this ban could also prohibit priest from offering the sacraments of Communion and Last Rites to wounded soldiers at the medical center.
A viral email compares the killing of 18-month-old Antonio Santiago by two African-American teenagers in March 2013 to the deaths of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown, which fueled racial tensions.
Use the “BCC” Function on Emails to Protect People’s Email Addresses and Names from Strangers-Truth! Summary of eRumor: A warning is issued about sending or forwarding emails to others that have an accumulation of other people’s email addresses on it. It is suggested that the “BCC” (Blind carbon copy) feature of email programs be used …
Statement by Dallas Pastor T.D. Jakes After Meeting With President Bush–Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor:Pastor T.D. Jakes, a prominent minister from Texas, was called to Washington D.C. to meet with President Bush. When he returned, he told his congregation that he couldn’t reveal what the president had told him, but he warned …
Minster T.D. Jakes and the President-Truth! and Fiction! Read More »
Middle School Students in Tennessee Are Collecting 6 Million Paper Clips for a Memorial to Jewish Victims of the Nazi Holocaust–Truth! but Discontinued! Summary of eRumor: This email says it’s an article from the Washington Post about a group of students in Whitwell, Tennessee. They are from the Whitwell middle school and as a …
This is a forwarded email that alleges that Switzerland equips every adult male with a gun, trains them and mandates that they maintain marksmanship personal qualifications. Because of this the gun related crimes in Switzerland are almost nonexistent.
The Urban Institute’s National Center for Charitable Statistics sent out a security alert in February of 2015 after a hacker gained access to its Form 990 and e-Postcard filing systems.
Star Trek actor, William Shatner, posted a press clipping on his Facebook profile on March 31, 2013 that said Disney has announced him to play a role of the upcoming Star Wars sequel.
This is a forwarded article alleged to have been written by Dr. Emanuel Tanay called “A German’s View on Islam.”
Texas Drivers Can Get Free Towing From a Phone Number on the Backs of Their Drivers Licenses–Fiction! Summary of eRumor:The author of this email has discovered an important phone number on the back of Texas drivers licenses that can be used for getting help if you face a roadside emergency…including free towing at …
Free towing through Texas roadside emergency number-Fiction! Read More »
