Various emails that say a Muslim stamp has been released by the U.S. Postal Service has released to commemorate a Muslim holiday. Some version list a number of terrorist events believed to have been carried out by Moslems and call out for a boycott of these postage stamps.
The story says that flu vaccine used to be made here in the United States, but the companies that made it were driven out because of lawsuits and high liability costs. It says that the 2004 flu vaccine shortage was the result of sanitation problems at Chiron, the British Company making the vaccine. It further says that the whole liability mess that forced the American companies out of the flu vaccine business was from a lawsuit filed by a man over a flu shot…and that the attorney representing him was Democratic Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards.
Forward an Email or Die–Fiction! Summary of eRumor:This email, said to be popular among young people, says you need to forward it to 15 people within fifteen minutes or you will die. It claims that the creator of the email has a program that will track everyone who did or did not send it and …
Pro-Palestinian Groups Have Called for a Boycott of Estee Lauder Products–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The email says that Arabs and Muslims around the world are being asked to boycott cosmetic giant Estee Lauder corporation. That is because of the president of Estee Lauder Ron Lauder, being publicly supportive of Israel. The Truth: The boycott …
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Get a Great Deal on a Car From the Estate of a Millionaire Who Owned 4,000 Of Them-Scam! Summary of eRumor: The story is that a millionaire has died, leaving behind 4,000 cars. His instructions to his heirs are to sell the cars for cheap prices to Christians who need them. You are offered …
Buy a car from a millionaire's estate of 4,000 cars- Scam! Read More »
Help Find 15-year-old Erin from Cedar Rapids, Iowa–Truth! Summary of eRumor: Fifteen-year-old Erin Pospisil is missing from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and the family fears that she may have been induced to go away with a group of gang members from Chicago. An email circulated by a family member asks Internet users to keep watch for …
News of a security compromise at Ebay has gone viral on the Web. Is it true that the online auction site is requesting that all members change their passwords?
This is a Facebook post alleging that each time a story is “liked” by readers that companies will donate money to a worthy cause. One cause is for medical care for a 14-year-old boy who was shot by his stepfather while the youth was protecting his sister.
This is a forwarded email alleging that the Social Security checks sent to recipients are referred to as “Federal Benefit Payments.”
Magazine reports brought to light a spate of “interceptors” which could bypass regular encryption technology.
