Middle School Students in Tennessee Are Collecting 6 Million Paper Clips for a Memorial to Jewish Victims of the Nazi Holocaust–Truth! but Discontinued! Summary of eRumor: This email says it’s an article from the Washington Post about a group of students in Whitwell, Tennessee. They are from the Whitwell middle school and as a …
Statement by Dallas Pastor T.D. Jakes After Meeting With President Bush–Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor:Pastor T.D. Jakes, a prominent minister from Texas, was called to Washington D.C. to meet with President Bush. When he returned, he told his congregation that he couldn’t reveal what the president had told him, but he warned …
Minster T.D. Jakes and the President-Truth! and Fiction! Read More »
Seriously, even the Army says you need to be specific.
Texas Drivers Can Get Free Towing From a Phone Number on the Backs of Their Drivers Licenses–Fiction! Summary of eRumor:The author of this email has discovered an important phone number on the back of Texas drivers licenses that can be used for getting help if you face a roadside emergency…including free towing at …
Free towing through Texas roadside emergency number-Fiction! Read More »
This is a forwarded email that warns that as of January 1, 2014 taxes were raised thanks to the Affordable Care Act, aka “Obamacare”.
Beware of Bacteria-laden Sponges Arriving in the Mail, Possibly From Terrorists–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: An email from a woman who says she got a warning from her boss who got word from her mother who got word from her son who is in the military. The warning is military sources say that people associated with the …
A poisoned sponge is coming in the mail from terrorists-Fiction! Read More »
A forwarded email makes a number of claims about tax rate increases that take effect in 2015.
This is a forwarded email that contains what appeared to be a news article alleging that TSA screenings of Muslims was ruled unconstitutional.
This is a forwarded article alleged to have been written by Dr. Emanuel Tanay called “A German’s View on Islam.”
The Urban Institute’s National Center for Charitable Statistics sent out a security alert in February of 2015 after a hacker gained access to its Form 990 and e-Postcard filing systems.
