The eRumor warns that you could get a phone call from someone claiming that you failed to show up for jury duty and that a warrant has been issued for your arrest. The caller then wants to confirm your personal information such as Social Security number and other financial data. The email says they are actually crooks who are trying to get enough information to commit identity theft.
The Young Boy Who Raffled a Dead Donkey and Grew Up to Be the Chairman of Enron–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The story of a boy who sold raffle tickets to sell a donkey that was actually dead. He was later asked how he pulled it off. He sad that he sold 500 tickets …
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Put an “ICE” Entry into Your Phone With Emergency Contact Information-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor says that after the terrorist bombings in London in July, 2005, an ambulance service started a campaign to encourage you to put an “ICE” entry into your cell phone that contains the names and numbers of people to …
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Email From a Volunteer Physician in Texas Who is Critical of the Conduct and Attitudes of Some Survivors-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor is from a doctor named Richard Johnson who says he volunteered to help hurricane survivors who were brought to Houston after hurricane Katrina in 2005. He started his mission with compassion …
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Although iterations of an email forward known as “WHAT IS AN INFIDEL?” appeared on Facebook in 2019, it began circulating no later than 2004. Its content largely represented the original author’s opinions and perspectives on Islam, and was not a neutral or fact-based statement about any specific religion. Rick Mathes of Mission Gate Prison Ministries …
A chain email that circulated after the 2005 disaster was an early example of a viral meme.
Millions of Dollars of Gold Bars Found by Coalition Troops in Iraq-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This eRumor is mostly in pictures. One is an American soldier holding a gold bar. Another is a picture of gold bars being removed from a truck and stacked on pallets on the ground. One picture is of what …
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Petition to President Bush to Lower Gas and Diesel Prices in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina–Grass Roots Effort! Summary of eRumor: This is a petition for you to add your name to and forward to others. After 2000 names, it is to be sent to President Bush asking him and Congress to lower gas and …
Petiton to President Bush for lower gas prices after Katrina-Grass roots
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IRS Warning about Identity Theft Scheme Through the Mail-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The message says the IRS has issued an alert about crooks who are mailing official-looking documents said to be from your bank and from the IRS to trick you into disclosing personal information. The Truth: This one is true. It’s actually two different …
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An eRumor says that during the week that Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast of the United States, a homosexual event called “Southern Decadence Day” was due to take place in New Orleans.
