“Life Is Beautiful” Virus –Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A forwarded email that warns about a horrible virus known as “Life is Beautiful.” The Truth: This is a hoax that seems never to die. It first appeared in our files in 2002. There is no such virus, but this is one of the most widely circulated …
Young Girl Saved From Pursuers by Lions-Disputed! Summary of eRumor: An incredible story of a young girl in Africa who was running from a group of men who had beaten her and wanted to force her into marriage. As she ran down a road, she encountered a pride of lions who reportedly protected her until …
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Unlock Your Car Doors Using your Remote From one Phone to Another–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A suggestion that if you are locked out of your car and don’t have an “Onstar” type system in your car, just call home and have someone use the wireless remote over the phone to your cell phone, and it’ll …
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The Military Wife Who Responded to the Anti-War Talk in a Restaurant–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The account of a military wife whose husband was deployed to Iraq. She was in a restaurant where she overheard some ladies talk critically of President Bush, the military, and the war in Iraq. The military wife spoke her mind…and …
Millions of Dollars of Gold Bars Found by Coalition Troops in Iraq-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This eRumor is mostly in pictures. One is an American soldier holding a gold bar. Another is a picture of gold bars being removed from a truck and stacked on pallets on the ground. One picture is of what …
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Forward an Email for Jasmine, Who Lost Her Father in The World Trade Center and Whose Mother Needs Surgery–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The message is allegedly from an 11-year-old named Jasmine whose father died in the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and whose mother is hospitalized. She says …
Jennifer Tilly is Her Sister Meg’s Body Double in a Film Nude Scene–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A persistent rumor that actress Jennifer Tilly was the body double for her sister Meg in a nude scene in the film The Body Snatchers. The Truth: Jennifer Tilly says this rumor is not true. Her sister, Meg, …
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Harry Potter Author Admits She’s an Avowed Satanist–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A publication titled Post Mortem interviewed J.K. Rowling, the author of the popular Harry Potter series. In the interview, Rowlings allegedly admits that she is an avowed Satanist, a commitment that originated during her season of time as a single mother on …
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Lemon Fresh Joy Detergent Kills Mosquitoes–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The writer of the eRumor says that putting a couple of drops of Lemon Fresh Joy dish detergent in water on a white dinner plate will control mosquitoes. The email claims the tip was posted on a gardening forum. It claims that the bugs …
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The message includes the comments of U.S. District Court Judge William Young and his January, 2003 sentencing of convicted “shoe bomber” Richard Reid. In his comments, the judge explains to Reid why the stiff sentence was righteous and just.
