Refugees Earn More than Retirees-Fiction!
A forward email that complains that refugees get $2470 a month, an amount much higher than what retired people earn who paid into the social security system most of their adult lives.
Michael Reagan's Article About "The Butler"-Truth! & Fiction!
This is a forwarded email that contains an article allegedly written by Michael Reagan. The email said that this is Reagan’s review on the film called “The Butler” and at the end of the article there is a plea to forward it on to friends telling readers to boycott the film.
Who Am I?-Truth!
An eRumor sometimes labeled “Who am I?” or “Quiz” asking what GOP VP nomination was less than 45 of age, governed a state less than two years, had many children, loved the outdoor, hunted, was a Republican reformer and had taken on the Republican party establishment. The answer is Teddy Roosevelt in 1900.
A Gay Wedding on a Rose Parade Float-Truth!
Reactions have gone viral on the Internet with rumors of a Gay Wedding on a float featured in the 2014 Tournament of Roses Parade.
Amazing Typewriter Art-Truth!
Paul Smith a man with cerebral palsy produced some of the most incredible drawings done with a manual typewriter.
Puppy death recorded in video in Iraq-Truth!
Protests over a video of a U.S. Marine tossing a puppy to its death in a rockey ravine.
Great-Great Uncle Remus Reid-Fiction!
This email claims that Judy Wallman, a genealogy researcher, discovered Senator Harry Reid had an ancestor who was hanged as a horse thief and bank robber in 1889. It was her great-great uncle Remus Reid. The only picture of him was one of him standing on the gallows just before he was hung and had an inscription on the back describing his crimes, capture, and execution. The eRumor says that Wallman contacted Harry Reid’s office to inquiry about great-great uncle Remus and their response was a sanitized version of his story that was expertly created by Reid’s image-makers.
Russian President Vladimir Putin Says No to Sharia-Fiction!
This is a forwarded email that alleged that the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, in a February 4, 2013 address to the Russian Parliament said that immigrant Muslims who desire Sharia and do not like the Russian legal system are welcome go to a country where that is the state law.
Man Owned and Drove the Same Car Since 1928-Truth! Some Details Inaccurate!
This is a forwarded email with a photo of an elderly man standing in from of a classic convertible Rolls Royce that alleges that he owned and drove this classic car from the day he bought it to the day he died.
Fishing with Hand Grenades Goes Wrong-Truth!
A video has gone viral on social media alleging that something went terribly wrong for two Russians fishing on a small rigid hull inflatable boat using hand grenades instead of fishing poles.