Post Offices In Texas Have Taken Down Posters With “In God We Trust” on them-Truth! Summary of eRumor: You are urged to write “In God We Trust” on the back of your mail in protest of reports that 2 Post Offices in Texas were forced to remove posters that displayed the nation’s motto. …
Post Offices in Texas told to take down posters with the nation's
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The Huge Mountain Lion of Leon, Kansas, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Etc.-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This eRumor includes a picture of a large mountain lion saying it weighed more than 200 pounds and was shot in Leon, Kansas, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere. The Truth: The email is a hoax. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife …
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Four Hundred Christians Were Celebrating Chrismas on a Hill Outside an Indonesian City when the Tsunami Hit…And Their Lives Were Saved as a Result–Unproven! Summary of eRumor: The email says that 80% of the town of Meulaboh in Ache, Indonesia, was destroyed by the tsunami in December, 2005. But the lives of 400 Christians were …
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Mechanically Separated Chicken for Food?–Truth! Summary of eRumor: An email message alerting readers to the existence of mechanically separated meats such as chicken and turkey. The writer says it is a carcass stripped of everything except tissue, immature sex glands, and bone and asks, “Shouldn’t consumers be made aware of what mechanically separated …
The Mexican Mafia is Killing Black Men Wearing White T-Shirts–Unproven! Summary of eRumor: A warning that the “Mexican Mafia” is upset over the theft of 160 kilos of cocaine stolen from them by a black gang. In retaliation, the Mexican Mafia is on a campaign to kill between 400 and 1000 black men who are …
The Mexican Mafia is targeting black men for death-Unproven! Read More »
Forward an email to provide medical care for Natalie-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor claims to be from a woman named Krista Marie who says her baby, Natalie, has brain cancer. She says AOL has agreed to pay five cents for each email forwarded about her to help with medical costs. The Truth: …
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American Helicopter Painted Like a Bird of Prey Operating in Afghanistan-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Pictures of a military combat helicopter are circulated with a message that says “our boys” across the water painted it to look like a bird of prey. The message says it’s operating in Afghanistan and is “no doubt causing quite …
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Nickelodeon Is Producing a Pro-Homosexual TV Program for Children-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The email directs you to www.conservativepetitions.com to try to halt the planned production of a “…program that will help normalize homosexuality among our nation’s children.” It says that the program is to be produced by Linda Ellerbee. It urges signing of …
The Perfect Squelch: Rumsfeld Shutting Down Ted Kennedy-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: An alleged exchange between U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Senator Ted Kennedy during Rumsfeld testimony before congress. Rumsfeld is quoted as having shut down Kennedy by making reference to a 1969 incident in which a woman died in a car driven off a …
Kosher Slaughter of Animals Banned in Holland–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: What appears to be an article says that the government of Holland has banned Kosher slaughter.. According to the article, the government considered the kosher slaughter of cows “cruelty” to animals. A rabbi likened the action to the banning of kosher slaughter in …
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