Cancer Victim Cured Himself Trying to Commit Suicide– Fiction! Summary of eRumor: An article that talks about a man named Steve Huey, a Texan who was given two months to live because of brain cancer. He shot himself in the head in a suicide attempt. Friends found him in time, however, and he recovered. The gunshot, …
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Stories of Respect From and For President Bush–Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The message is one that praises President George W. Bush for both acting respectfully toward others and receiving respect from those around him. It says that members of the honor guard show him a kind of respect that they did not give …
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It Would Have Been Better to Buy Beer and Recycle the Cans Than to Buy Nortel, Worldcom, and Enron a Year Ago-Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: In a unique argument to buy beer instead of stocks, the eRumor says that $1,000 invested a year ago in Enron, Worldcom, and Nortel would have been worth …
Buy beer and recycle the cans instead of buying some stocks-Truth! &
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“Freezing the Balls Off the Brass Monkey,” a Navy Phrase about Cannon Balls–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This piece of alleged history explains that in the olden days of sailing ships, cannon balls were stacked on the decks on brass plates called “monkeys.” The plates had indentions in them that held the balls on the bottoms …
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Picture of President Bush and His Father Fishing in New Orleans After Hurricane Katrina-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The email is frequently titled, “Bush’s vacation.” Attached is a picture of President George W. Bush and his father, former President George H. Bush, enjoying a day of fishing in the troubled waters of New Orleans in the …
Aborting Beethoven And the Reputations of Politicians?–Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A couple of ethical questions about abortion and judging character. One describes a pregnancy that many would argue would justify an abortion but the child turns out to be Beethoven. The describes three world leaders and asks which you would vote for. Their …
Ethical questions about abortion and the character of politicians-Truth
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Six Brave Soldiers-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The originator of the email says he was on a trip to Washington DC. At the Iwo Jima memorial, he ran into the son of one of the men who is in the famous picture of six men raising the American flag on Iwo Jima, a Japanese controlled island …
Wear Red-White-and Blue on September 11, Say the Pledge of Allegiance at Noon, and Drive with Your Headlights On-Grass Roots Effort! Summary of eRumor: As the first anniversary of September 11approaches, this writer urges that several things be done on that day to mark the occasion. One is to wear red-white-and blue. Another is to …
On the First Anniversary of 9/11, drive with headlights shining-Grass
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President George Bush’s Visit to The Inner City at Christmas–Truth! Summary of eRumor: First-hand account of a visit by George and Laura Bush to an inner city church in Alexandria, Virginia. The writer says that after the media left, he expected the president to disappear too but that he and Mrs. Bush stayed behind interacting …
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The Australian Case of the Pregnant Lady and the Man on the Bus-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A humorous story of a pregnant woman in Australia who had a man arrested for annoying her while riding on a bus. She kept changing seats to get away from him and he kept smiling and then laughing at …
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