Wear Red on Fridays-Grass Roots Movement
An email that urges Americans to wear Red on Fridays as a display of support for U.S. troops fighting overseas.
Email about a PayPal Class Action Settlement-Truth!
Email about a PayPal Class Action Settlement–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor says that there is a class action settlement between PayPal and certain people who opened PayPal accounts between October, 1999 and January, 2004. The Truth: The class action is real and the email is authentic…but a lot of people who received it wondered …
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Colin Powell-All We Want is Land to Bury our Dead-Truth!
When asked whether the War in Iraq was “Empire Building”, Secretary of State Colin Powell said that the U.S. is not building empires in foreign lands. All the U.S. asks is for enough lang to bury those who did not return.
Target stores have given the boot to the Salvation Army-Truth! But Updated!
Target Stores Have Given the Boot to the Salvation Army-Truth! But There is an Update! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor calls for a boycott of Target stores because the Salvation Army will no longer be given permission to have holiday bell-ringers with kettles collecting contributions in front of Targets. The Truth: This …
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Pepsi decided to remove the words "Under God" from a patriotic soft drink can-Fiction!
You are told that Pepsi removed the words “under God” from a patriotic can that included the Pledge of Allegiance.. You are also urged to tell your pastor and your church about it so a boycott of Pepsi can be conducted.
The Boy Who Played Chopsticks for the Great Paderewski-Fiction!
The Boy Who Played Chopsticks for the Great Paderewski–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The story of a little boy who was taken to a Paderewski concert by his mother. He slipped away from her, made his way to the platform, sat down at the concert piano and began to play Chopsticks. The crowd reacted …
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You may lose your bank deposit insurance-Fiction!
Your Bank Account May Lose Federal Deposit Insurance Protection if You Don’t Verify Your Information–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A warning said to be from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) saying that your bank account is being viewed suspiciously by Homeland Security. You are asked to go to a website to verify your account information …
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Warning that a message offering pictures of Osama Bin Laden's death are viruses-Truth! and Fiction!
Messages that Claim to Have Pictures of Osama Bin Laden‘s Suicide is Actually a Virus-Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: There are at least a couple of versions of this eRumor. One warns that an email that claims to include pictures of Osama Bin Laden’s suicide is actually designed to trick you into opening a …
Outback Steakhouses serve dinner with all the trimmings to troops in Afghanistan-Truth!
Outback Steakhouses Serve a Steak and Shrimp Dinner to Thousands of U.S. Troops in Afghanistan –Truth! Summary of eRumor: The story is that Outback Steakhouses joined arms with the military and flew thousands of steaks, shrimp, onions, beverage, and dessert to Kandahar in Afghanistan to give the troops a break from T-rations. The …
Outback Steakhouses serve dinner with all the trimmings to troops in
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Four Christians Facing Prison For Demonstrating at Homosexual Event in Philadelphia-Truth!
Four Christians Facing Prison For Demonstrating at Homosexual Event in Philadelphia–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor says that quoting what the Bible has to say about homosexuality in public in Philadelphia will be treated as a hate crime. It describes the arrest of a group of Christians who were preaching on a public sidewalk near …