2015

Graduating student sneezes so fellow students can say God Bless you-Truth!

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Graduating Student Sneezes So Fellow Students Can Say “God Bless you” at Graduation Where Prayer was Prohibited–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The email doesn’t mention a time or place, but describes a graduation ceremony where prayer had been banned because of a court decision.  All the participants were careful to stay within the guidelines until the …

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Golden Corral restaurants leave God out of "God Bless America"-Fiction!

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Golden Corral Restaurants Have Decided to Leave God Out of “God Bless America”–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: It is said that in September of 2002, a customer of Golden Corral in Tyler, Texas noticed that the windows of the restaurant, which were painted with a patriotic theme, also had the phrase “Bless America” with “God” left …

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The Fifty States Reference God in their Constitutions-Truth!

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The Fifty States Reference God in their Constitutions–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The email includes phrases said to be from the constitutions of all fifty states in the U.S….and all of them acknowledge God, an interesting fact in the midst of controversy over the separation of church and state.   The Truth: We checked them all …

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Help Find Kathlee Hennigan

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Help Find Kathlee Hennigan’s Daughter–Truth! But Resolved! Summary of eRumor: An appeal for help in finding the missing daughter of a woman named Kathlee Hennigan. The email says the daughter, who is not named, was believed abducted by an Internet predator.  It circulates with a picture and description of the girl and the contact information …

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Donating miles to military personnel on furlough-Truth!

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Donate Airline Miles to Help Military Personnel on Furlough–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor says you can donate air miles to help military personnel make connections to their hometowns while on furlough. The Truth: This one is true. During the Iraq war, military personnel were being given two-week furloughs that involved free flights to several …

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Charleton Heston speech at Harvard Law School-Truth!

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Charleton Heston’s Speech at Harvard Law School-Truth!     Summary of eRumor: Charleton Heston is said to have given a speech at the Harvard Law School which, at the time, was regarded as a boring presentation by a Conservative in a mostly liberal environment.  Rush Limbaugh liked the speech, however, and read it on the …

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Did Hillary Clinton ‘Cut in Line’ for Thanksgiving Dinner with Troops in Afghanistan?

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s November 2003 visit to U.S. troops in Afghanistan was spun into a fanciful tale of liberal pique online, framed in some iterations as a concerned email from an actual veteran. Clinton, who was a senator representing New York state at the time, did indeed visit Bagram Air Base on …

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Is This Soldier Covertly Showing He Was Coerced into Shaking Hands With Hillary Clinton?

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This rumor started circulating shortly after then-Senator Hillary Clinton made a Thanksgiving visit to the soldiers in Iraq in 2003. It includes a picture of a U.S. soldier shaking hands with Sen. Clinton. He is also crossing the fingers of his left hand, which the email says is a soldier’s sign for coercion. The Truth: There …

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Bill and Hillary pensions and house payment-Fiction!

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Bill and Hillary Pensions and House Payment-Fiction!     Summary of eRumor: The message alleges that even if Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is not reelected, she’ll get her full salary as a pension.  If she dies, it goes to Bill Clinton.  If Bill Clinton dies, his full presidential pension goes to Hillary.  And, they are …

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