This is an alleged quotation from the Czech Republic about President Obama’s election. Some say it appeared in an editorial. Others say it came from Former Czech President Václav Klaus.
“What’s Obama Reading?” with a photo of Barack Obama holding a book, “Post-American World” by Fareed Zakaria. The eRumor implies that Obama is a Muslim, that he is the most liberal nominee to run in history and that this book predicts the end of the United States.
Bold Speech Given By Ehud Olmert, the Prime Minister of Israel-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: During the military engagement between Israel and Hezbollah in Southern Lebanon in the summer of 2006, this eRumor circulated and was said to be a speech by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. The Truth: The speech is not one written …
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Fourteen-Year-Old Who Had an Allergic Reaction to Old Pan Cake Mix-Unproven! But Could Be True! Summary of eRumor: A message with what the email says is a Dear Abby column. It tells the story of a 14-year-old boy who had a severe reaction to what his mother determined to be pancakes made from an …
This is a forwarded email that contains what appears to be an article alleging that California elects obnoxious women.
A forwarded email warning readers of an organization that is petitioning the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to remove religious teachers and pastors from the airwaves. The email goes on to urge readers to sign another petition to keep the broadcasters on the air.
Joel Osteen, pastor of the Lakewood Church in Houston is alleged to have sent out a message to his followers on Facebook that said,”God said in Numbers 11:23, ‘Moses, is there any limit to My power?’ He was saying, ‘Moses, you saw Me part the Red Sea, stop the sun for Joshua, keep three Hebrew teenagers safe in a fiery furnace, don’t you realize that I can bring water without rain?’ There’s no limit to God’s power.” Some observed that the message is biblically incorrect and that Pastor Osteen should return to Sunday School.
German artist Albrecht Dürer modeled his famous 16th century brush sketch after the suffering hands of his brother, Albert, who supported Albrecht’s early art studies by working in mines.
This is a forwarded email about onions. It says that during a 1919 influenza scare farmers would peel and cut onions and place them on plates to ward off infection. It also says that onions can become toxic if not stored properly and are poisonous to dogs.
This is an email allegedly sent from PayPal that says they have detected unusual charges on the credit card that is linked on the reader’s account. Because of this the account has been limited and there is a compressed file attached with the email for the reader open and confirm the account.
