It Takes Guts to say Jesus Virus–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A virus warning about a virus named “It Takes Guts to Say Jesus.” It says the virus is very dangerous, much worse than the infamous Melissa virus, and that it uses the Norton Utilities “reformat” function to reformat your hard drive and make you lose …
The Angry Granny Who Avenged Her Granddaughter’s Rape by Shooting The Rapists Where it Hurts–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A story from Australia. After her 18-year-old granddaughter was raped, 81-year-old Ava Estelle spent a week tracking down the two men who did it and used her 9-mm pistol to disarm them, sexually speaking. She shot both …
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“Grammy Gordon,” the feisty Grandmother in a Wheelchair Who Decked Six Airport Security Guards-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The story is of an 83-year-old grandmother named Ruth “Grammy” Gordon who is confined to a wheelchair. She got into a scuffle with six security guards at an airport and got the upper hand on all of them. …
Ford Motor Company’s Support of Gay & Lesbian Causes-Truth! Summary of eRumor: This widely circulated eRumor is a forward of an alert from the American Family Association, a Conservative watchdog group in Mississippi. It urges a boycott of Ford Motor Company because of the company’s support of various gay and lesbian efforts. The Truth: The …
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U.S. Burger Chains are Buying Foreign Beef–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The writer of the eRumor accuses McDonald’s and Burger King of making the unpatriotic decision to start purchasing beef from foreign sources and urges a boycott. Another version adds to this by saying that some of the beef is being purchased from South American. The …
Advanced Russian Fighter Found in the Sand in Iraq-Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Several Iraqi fighter jets are said to have been found buried in the desert in Iraq including a Russian MiG-25 “Foxbat.” The eRumor says the find was significant to the U.S. because of the sophisticated systems aboard the planes. The …
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A McDonald’s Certificate For a Free Salad-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This is an email with a colorful attachment that is a coupon or certificate for a free “Premium Salad” at McDonald’s. The Truth: McDonald’s says this slick, professional-looking certificate is not valid. An official notice on their website says McDonald’s had nothing to with the …
Friends Forever, an Email With a Video if You Forward to Your Friends-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: An inspirational message of sorts. It says that someone is thinking of you and that if you forward the email to 11 of your friends, you’ll see a funny video The Truth: It’s a hoax. There is no video …
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An Address at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to Which You Can Send Spam–Truth! Summary of eRumor: A simple forwarded email that says you can send complaints about Spam directly to an email address at the Federal Trade Commission The Truth: The eRumor is apparently true. There is an official FTC “Consumer Complaint Form” on …
Boycott Oil Companies for One Day and Lower Gas Prices–Grass Roots Effort! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The email says that it’s been calculated that if everyone in the United States would avoid buying gasoline for just one day, the oil companies would “choke” on their stockpiles. It encourages a boycott of oil companies to …
Boycott gas stations to protest rising fuel prices?-Grass Roots Effort
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