Actor Andy Kaufman Returns From the Dead–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Stories and emails are circulating on the Internet that claim that actor Andy Kaufman, who died in 1984 of lung cancer, is alive. They refer to a website at andykaufmanreturns.blogspot.com that has allegedly been set up by Kaufman to announce his return. The Truth: …
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John Kerry eRumors during the 2003/2004 Presidential Run-Truth! & Unproven! Summary of eRumor: A collection of various eRumors about John Kerry during the 2004 presidential season. The Truth: John Kerry is a Vietnam Veteran-Truth! According to Kerry’s bio and published reports, he is a Yale grad who enlisted in the Navy and served …
The story of Jacqueline Saburido Who was Disfigured in an Accident Caused by a Drunk Driver-Truth! Summary of eRumor: This email includes several pictures of Jacqueline Saburido, a pretty girl who, according to the eRumor, was in a vehicle struck by a drunk driver in 1999 and was burned beyond recognition. The Truth: The …
The Man Whose Wife Missed One of the Doomed 9/11 Planes and Whose Father Was Killed Rescuing People in the Twin Towers–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: An inspirational email about a man who was rushing his pregnant wife to the airport, but a flat tire delayed them and she missed her flight. The man’s …
Dr. David Hager Selected for the FDA’s Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor is a protest of the choice of Dr. David Hager to lead the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee. It says he is a religious pro-life physician who refuses to prescribe contraceptives to unmarried …
Email From a Wall Street Journal Reporter in Baghdad–Truth! Summary of eRumor: A long email from Baghdad said to be from Wall Street Journal reporter Farnaz Fassihi with views critical of the U.S. handling of the War in Iraq. The Truth: Fassihi is the Middle East correspondent for the Wall Street Journal and confirms …
the FCC has decided to allow the use of the F-word on any TV or radio show at any time of day or night. It’s in the form of an appeal from the American Family Association urging citizens to complain to the FCC and to members of congress.
There is Hidden and Coded Evidence in Windows Software that Bill Gates May Be the Anti-Christ-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This email talks suspiciously about the success of Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft. It also says that the ASCII code numbers for his name add up to “666,” a significant number in the book of …
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Pray for Braedon Hembree in South Carolina-Truth! & Resolved! Summary of eRumor:A message from a doctor asking for prayer for little Braedon Hembree from Clinton, South Carolina. The message says 20-month-old Braedon is very sick with double pneumonia and on life support. The Truth: This story has a happy ending. Braedon survived his illness and returned …
Pray for little Braedon Hembree in South Carolina-Truth! But resolved! Read More »
There are two major versions of this circulating. Both quote an alleged article from the Journal of the United Medical Association about people mysteriously dying then investigators finding deadly spiders from foreign lands living under toilet seats. One version says the spider is from South American and was found to be hiding under toilet seats in a restaurant at Chicago’s Blare airport. Another version says the spiders are appearing in North Florida, traced to a restaurant, and have come aboard airplanes from India.
