Super Bowl Rigged-Fiction! & Satire!
Rumors of rigging went viral on the Internet after the Seattle Seahawks soared to a 48-8 victory over the Denver Broncos at the 48th annual Super Bowl game.
Glass bottom sky walk at the Grand Canyon-Truth!
Glass Bottom Skywalk at the Grand Canyon-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor includes an artists conception of a new attraction being built at the Grand Canyon: A walkway jutting out from the side of the canyon that is made of glass on the bottom and the sides. You’ll walk into what feels like air 4,000 …
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Shutdown Bars Priests from Celebrating Mass at Military Bases-Reported to be True!
This is a forwarded email that alleged that Father Ray Leonard was not allowed to enter the U.S. Naval Base at Kings Bay, Georgia to celebrate Mass. The email said that owing to the government shutdown the chapel doors at the base were locked and a sign was posted on saying that there would be no services until further notice.
Stolen license plates used to steal gas-Unproven!
A warning to watch your license plates-that they are not stolen. Thieves are taking them and using them on other cars to steal gas from gas stations by pumping and running.
Secret Service Agents Perspective of U.S. Presidents-Truth! & Fiction! & Unproven!
An insider’s view from Secret Service agents assigned to protect the President and their families. The rumor reveals things that most people did not know about the character of Presidents, First Ladies and Vice Presidents ranging from the 1960’s to present.
Girl Throwing Puppies in River on Video-Truth!
This is a video that has gone viral on social media that shows a girl throwing a bucket full puppies into a river.
Haiti Made a Pact with the Devil-Disputed!
In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake in Haiti in January, 2010, Christian television broadcaster Pat Robertson made headlines by saying that Haiti had been “cursed by one thing after another” ever since the Haitian revolution of the late 1700’s when the Haitians “swore a pact to the devil.” Robertson said, “They were under the heel of the French, you know Napoleon III and whatever. And they got together and swore a pact to the devil. They said ‘We will serve you if you will get us free from the prince.’ True story. And so the devil said, ‘OK it’s a deal’. And they kicked the French out.”
San Antonio Theatre Shooter Stopped by Off Duty Sheriff Deputy-Truth!
This is a forwarded email with an account of a shooting at the Mayan Palace movie theatre in San Antonio, Texas. The email said off an duty officer shot a lone gunman who entered the theatre but in the aftermath of the shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut the media did not report this shooting.
A snake pulling a kangaroo from a river?-Truth!
Picture of a Snake Pulling a Kangaroo From a River-Truth! Summary of eRumor: This eRumor is mostly a picture but includes commend that it was taken in Western Australia. It shows a large snake hanging from the side of a rock face and trying to pull what looks like a kangaroo from the water. The …
Obama Campaign Volunteer Poses as a Doctor at a Town Hall Meeting-Truth!
A forwarded email about a woman named Roxana Mayer who passed herself as a doctor who asked a question of Congressional Representative Sheila Jackson Lee at a Town Hall Meeting.