You Can Tell How Fresh the Bread is By the Color of the Twist or Plastic Tab Used to Hold it Closed-Truth! Summary of eRumor: This email says that if you want to know how fresh the bread is in your grocery store, look at the tie that is holding the wrapper closed. Bread …
The twist ties on loaves of bread tell how fresh they are-Truth! Read More »
This is a warning that has gone viral on the Internet that alleges that compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) bulbs, made in China by Globe, may be a fire hazard.
Environmental activists working on behalf of Greenpeace damaged the centuries–old Nazca lines in Peru in an effort to drum up publicity for climate change.
Senator Hillary Clinton Refused to Meet with A Group of Mothers Whose Children Have Been Killed In Military Combat–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The Gold Star Mothers is a group of women whose sons or daughters have been killed in U.S. military combat. Some representatives of the group were in Washington, D.C. meeting with members of …
Hillary Clinton refused to see Gold Star Mothers-Fiction! Read More »
Terrorist Osama bin Laden Is Collecting Profits From a Substance Found in Soft Drinks–Unproven! Summary of eRumor: There are various versions of this, but they say that “gum arabic” is a common ingredient in sodas and that it is manufactured by a company owned by Osama bin Laden and used to finance terrorism. The emails …
There is a strange phenomenon taking place on the popular social site Facebook. When people visit their friends profiles they notice that the profile photo has been changed to display the head of a giraffe. Have they been hacked or did they loose a bet?
This is a forward email about the grandfather and mother of President Barack Obama. It alleges that the President’s grandfather was a troubled youth after the suicide of his mother and says he was a drifter. This eRumor also alleges that President Obama “is the product of generations of severe psychological dysfunction.” Some versions of this eRumor contain naked photos of a woman alleged to be Stanley Ann Dunham.
Facebook now reports the names of users who post photos of themselves with guns to the Department of Homeland Security.
News of a security compromise at Ebay has gone viral on the Web. Is it true that the online auction site is requesting that all members change their passwords?
Magazine reports brought to light a spate of “interceptors” which could bypass regular encryption technology.
