Antonio West Santiago’s Murder-Truth!
A viral email compares the killing of 18-month-old Antonio Santiago by two African-American teenagers in March 2013 to the deaths of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown, which fueled racial tensions.
Unsold New Cars Are Piling Up-Fiction!
A viral blog post claims that new automobiles are piling up around the world because so few people are buying new cars.
Military Hiring Muslim Brotherhood Chaplains by Allen West-Authorship Confirmed
This is a commentary allegedly written by former Congressman Allen West that said the U.S. Military is hiring Chaplains affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood.
UPS, Fed Ex, USPS Delivery Failure Notice-Virus!
An email claims that UPS, FedEx or USPS failed to deliver a package and asks the reader to click on a link to print an invoice.
The Real Reason Wheat is Toxic-Unproven!
Wheat is toxic because farmers routinely apply Roundup to crops days before harvest to dry down or kill the plants.
500 Tons of Uranium Yellowcake Moved From Iraq to Canada-Truth!
Reports of radio active concentrates of uranium known as yellowcake found in Iraq
Walter Reed Medical Center has Banned Religious Items-Truth! But Rescinded!
An “Action Alert” from the Family Resource Council (FRC) that warns that owing to a recent change in U.S. Navy policy the Walter Reed Medical Center has banned religious items, including Bibles from the facility. The email warns that this ban could also prohibit priest from offering the sacraments of Communion and Last Rites to wounded soldiers at the medical center.
The restaurant steak contaminated by urine-Fiction!
A Restaurant Served a Steak Contaminated with Human Urine-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This alleges that a woman got sick after eating at a restaurant in and later tests on the steak revealed it was contaminated with human urine. The writer of the email says that there is a lawsuit as well as DNA …
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Wal-Mart employees have to buy American flags on their own-Fiction!
Wal-Mart Employees Sometimes Have to Use Their Own Money to Provide an American Flag For Display-Fiction! Summary of eRumor:The message is said to be from a citizen who noticed that there were no flags flying outside of the local Wal-Mart during the patriotically intense days after the terrorist attack on America. That person …
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Ban Internet taxes-Truth!
The U.S. Congress is Considering Extending a Ban On Internet Taxes–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The story says that a current American ban on certain Internet taxes is due to expire in October, 2001. You are urged to write members of congress to encourage them to extend it. The Truth: The “Internet Tax Freedom Act …