Pray for Chad, a Soldier in Iraq Shot in the Head–Truth! Summary of eRumor: This is a prayer request from a woman in Texas named Vicky Field. She says her son, Chad was shot in the head in Iraq. The Truth: Vicky’s son is named Chad Snowden. This prayer request first started circulating …
Pray for Chad, a soldier shot in the head in Iraq-Truth! Read More »
New Method Being Used by Carjackers-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A warning that carjackers are using a new ploy.They are putting what appear to be advertisements on your back window.When you get out of the car to get the advertisement out of the way, the carjacker hops into your car and drives it away because you …
First-hand Report From a Chaplain in Iraq about the Suicide Bombing in an Army Mess Hall in December, 2004–Truth! Summary of eRumor: A long, personal narrative from a chaplain in Iraq who went to the scene of the bombing of a mess hall filled with U.S. soldiers and local workers on December 21, 2004. Twenty-two …
Chaplian's Report From Bombing in Mosul, Iraq-Truth! Read More »
A warning that says that car jackers are using a new method for distracting you in order to steal your car. They leave a piece of paper stuck to your rear window. When you get into the car, start the engine, see the paper in your rearview mirror, and get out of the car to remove it, the car jacker jumps in and drives away.
Charlie Daniels’ Article about The Taliban Prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The email is an article said to be written by Country Western Singer Charlie Daniels about his visit with U.S. troops stationed at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. He describes the treatment of Taliban prisoners being held there and says they are probably …
Charlie Daniels' article about the Taliban prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba-Truth! Read More »
The comedian has been falsely linked for years to an essay he called “a sappy load of shit.”
The Heroic Actions of Marine Lt. Brian Chontosh in Iraq–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The message says not much was in the news about it, but a Marine named Brian Chontosh fought to protect his men in Iraq by directly attacking them until he ran out of ammunition and that he killed 20 enemy soldiers in …
The heroic actions of Marine Lt. Brian Chontosh in Iraq-Truth! Read More »
Serial Killer Uses a $5 Bill to Lure His Victims–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The email tells what is alleged to be a first-hand story of a citizen’s close encounter with what may have been a killer that is on the loose in Lafayette, Louisiana. The witness says that at a gas station, he (or she) …
The killer who uses a $5 bill to lure victims-Fiction! Read More »
Actor Robin Williams Paid Actor Christopher Reeve’s Medical Bills- Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor says that actor Robin Williams and Christopher Reeve made a pact when they were both students at Julliard that they would help each other throughout their lives. When Reeve was paralyzed in a horse riding accident in 1995, Williams offered …
Actor Robin Williams paid actor Christopher Reeve's medicalbills-Fiction! Read More »
Catfish with Child’s Basketball Caught in Its Mouth-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The story comes with pictures of a catfish with what appears to be an inflated ball stuck in its mouth. It says the details are from an article in the Wichita Eagle newspaper. The Truth: According to an article in the Wichita Eagle from …
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