Navy Directive Bans Bibles from Hotel Rooms on Bases-Previously Truth! Now Ended!
Reports that the U.S. Navy has released a directive ordering the removal of Gideon-placed Bibles from every hotel room located on Navy bases.
2015
Was a Florida Middle School Teacher Caught Showing Sex Toys to Students?
The manufactured saga of “Sharon Mercer” showed the type of disinformation that would be weaponized years later.
Inside the Smear of a Muslim ‘Infiltration’ of Obama’s White House
A chain email and meme provided the template for weaponized Islamophobia against Democrats.
You can make millions by transferring some money for a foreigner-Scam!
Run Money Through Your Account For a Foreigner and Get Millions of Dollars-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: There are numerous versions of this eRumor and they are multiplying. They all involve a request or an offer from a foreigner that millions of dollars be allowed to pass through your bank or account and as a thanks for …
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NBC Got Rid of Leno Because of Obama Jokes-Fiction!
A number of political blogs and websites have reported that the Obama administration pressured NBC to replace Jay Leno as the “Tonight Show” host because the comedian repeatedly made fun of the president.
Does This Photo Show Nancy Pelosi Posing as ‘Miss Lube Rack 1955’?
This is a photo that went viral in political blogs on the Internet that alleges Congresswoman Nancy D’Alesandro Pelosi posed as a bathing beauty in 1955. The future Congressional Representative for California was Miss Lube Rack 1955.
Did Netanyahu Thank Hamas in 2014 for Unifying Israel?
A commenter’s idea of what the Israeli prime minister “should have said” was taken as his actual remarks.
Environmental fears over Navy sonar-Truth!
The U.S. Navy’s Proposed Use of a Type of Ocean Sonar has Prompted Environmental Fears–Truth! Summary of eRumor: There are several emails circulating about this, but the most popular one says it’s endorsed by musician James Taylor, actor Pierce Bronson, and adventurer/oceanographer Jean-Michel Cousteau. It says that they are disturbed that the Navy is going …
Video Shows Michael Brown Beating Old Man – Fiction!
A video posted on social media sites allegedly shows Michael Brown, the teenager who was killed by former police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri, beating an elderly man who stole a backpack from him.
Photo of Trayvon Martin- Fiction!
This is a forwarded description and photo, allegedly of Trayvon Martin who died during an altercation with George Zimmerman in Sanford, Florida on February 26, 2012.