Use the “BCC” Function on Emails to Protect People’s Email Addresses and Names from Strangers-Truth! Summary of eRumor: A warning is issued about sending or forwarding emails to others that have an accumulation of other people’s email addresses on it. It is suggested that the “BCC” (Blind carbon copy) feature of email programs be used …
The Many Uses of Coke in Addition to Drinking It-Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: There are several versions of emails circulating on the Internet about Coca-Cola. Some criticize it from a nutritional and health standpoint. Others, such as the one below, depict it as a kind of cleaning fluid that people drink …
U.S. Postal Service Campaign to Help Fund Cancer Research with a Breast Cancer Stamp-Truth! Summary of eRumor: You are encouraged to go to the Post Office and purchase “Fund the Cure” stamps that will be benefiting research on breast cancer. The Truth: This is true. The postal stamp for fighting breast cancer was the nation’s …
Postal Service stamp helps fund breast cancer research-Truth! Read More »
The German Ship that gave Moving Tribute to Americans over Our Losses to Terrorists-Truth! Summary of eRumor: This email is said to be from a Naval officer to his family. It tells of an event that occurred shortly after the terrorist attack on the United States on September 11, 2001. According to the Naval officer’s …
The German ship that honored Americans over losses to terrorists-Truth! Read More »
A viral email that was allegedly written by a dying 70-year-old African-American veteran attempts to summarize social, cultural and racial divides within society using derisive language.
This is a forwarded email that contains an article about the boot maker UGG. The article alleges that UGG boots are made from skins and wool sheered from inhumanly treated sheep.
This is a forwarded email about Theodore “Dutch” Van Kirk, the navigator of the Enola Gay and alleges that he was introduced to students as a veteran of World War Eleven.
A “dying black veteran” named William G. Lillas wrote a social commentary on the African-American community in response to the controversial shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.
Bloggers are reporting that Volkswagen’s new 300 MPG car will not be allowed in America because it is too fuel efficient and would cut into the profits of oil companies.
This is a forwarded email that alleges that the U.S. Marines deployed to defend the American Embassy in Egypt were not carrying ammunition.
