GOP Law Makers in Florida Jumped to Protect the State from Sharia Law-Truth!
Reports have surfaced on the Web that Republican lawmakers in Florida introduced legislation that would prevent Sharia law from being considered by judges in the state.
Forward an email or else you will die-Fiction!
Forward an Email or Die–Fiction! Summary of eRumor:This email, said to be popular among young people, says you need to forward it to 15 people within fifteen minutes or you will die. It claims that the creator of the email has a program that will track everyone who did or did not send it and …
FEMA Coffins and Internment Camps-Fiction! & Unproven Conspiracy Theory!
This is a forwarded email that alleges that President Obama has ordered one billion dollars worth of disposable FEMA coffins The email also alleges that FEMA is building interment camps and buying up MRE’s, what the U.S. Military calls “Meals Ready to Eat.”
Help find Erin from Cedar Rapids-Truth!
Help Find 15-year-old Erin from Cedar Rapids, Iowa–Truth! Summary of eRumor: Fifteen-year-old Erin Pospisil is missing from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and the family fears that she may have been induced to go away with a group of gang members from Chicago. An email circulated by a family member asks Internet users to keep watch for …
Buy a car from a millionaire's estate of 4,000 cars- Scam!
Get a Great Deal on a Car From the Estate of a Millionaire Who Owned 4,000 Of Them-Scam! Summary of eRumor: The story is that a millionaire has died, leaving behind 4,000 cars. His instructions to his heirs are to sell the cars for cheap prices to Christians who need them. You are offered …
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Boycott of Estee Lauder called by Palestinians-Truth!
Pro-Palestinian Groups Have Called for a Boycott of Estee Lauder Products–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The email says that Arabs and Muslims around the world are being asked to boycott cosmetic giant Estee Lauder corporation. That is because of the president of Estee Lauder Ron Lauder, being publicly supportive of Israel. The Truth: The boycott …
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Click “Like” on Facebook to Help Boy Who Was Shot by Stepfather–Fiction!
This is a Facebook post alleging that each time a story is “liked” by readers that companies will donate money to a worthy cause. One cause is for medical care for a 14-year-old boy who was shot by his stepfather while the youth was protecting his sister.
Facebook Censored Obama Critics-Fiction!
This is a forwarded email that said that the popular social network Facebook took down an image posted by a group that criticized President Obama’s handling of the attack on Benghazi.
Giraffe Riddle on Facebook-Truth!
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?
A Boy Named Stanley?
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.