Rich Buhler & Staff

Rich Buhler is the founder of TruthorFiction and was a broadcaster, speaker, author, broadcast journalist, and producer who researched and wrote about rumors and urban legends for more than 30 years. Because of both his knowledge about what he terms “eRumors” and his broadcast background, Rich was a popular guest on radio and television and has appeared on national and international outlets including on CNN, MSNBC, NBC, Fox News, BBC, CBC, as well as local television and radio stations from Maryland to California. He has also either written, or been featured in, numerous newspaper and magazine articles. Rich operated TruthOrFiction.com until his death from pancreatic cancer in May of 2012, his family wrote and operated truthorfiction.com on his behalf until late 2018 and are still owners of the site.

Free salads from McDonald's-Fiction!

A McDonald’s Certificate For a Free Salad-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This is an email with a colorful attachment that is a coupon or certificate for a free “Premium Salad” at McDonald’s. The Truth: McDonald’s says this slick, professional-looking certificate is not valid. An official notice on their website says McDonald’s had nothing to with the …

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The football player to performed for his blind father-Unproven!

The Young Football Player Who Went All-Out so His Blind Father Could “See” Him Play-Unproven!     Summary of eRumor: The touching story of a kid who was small for his size, but kept doing his best at football, cheered by his loving father.  Despite the fact that the boy virtually never got to play, …

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Florida allows a Muslim woman to have a drivers license photo with her head covered-Fiction!

The State of Florida has Allowed A Muslim Woman to Have Her Drivers License Photo Taken with Her Face Covered–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The story claims that a Muslim woman objected to uncovering her face for a drivers license picture, so the state of Florida allowed it.  The story then goes on to quote a …

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Forward a friendship email to friends and see a video on your screen-Fiction!

Friends Forever, an Email With a Video if You Forward to Your Friends-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: An inspirational message of sorts. It says that someone is thinking of you and that if you forward the email to 11 of your friends, you’ll see a funny video The Truth: It’s a hoax. There is no video …

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Boycott gas stations to protest rising fuel prices?-Grass Roots Effort & Fiction!

Boycott Oil Companies for One Day and Lower Gas Prices–Grass Roots Effort! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The email says that it’s been calculated that if everyone in the United States would avoid buying gasoline for just one day, the oil companies would “choke” on their stockpiles.  It encourages a boycott of oil companies to …

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Certain Dryer Softener Sheets can Clog your Lint Filter-Truth!

Some Dryer Softener Sheets can Clog your Lint Filter–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor is a first-hand account of a person whose heating unit in a clothes dryer failed. The man who repaired it pulled out what appeared to be a clean lint filter but when taken over to the kitchen sink would not allow …

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