Rich Buhler & Staff

Rich Buhler is the founder of TruthorFiction and was a broadcaster, speaker, author, broadcast journalist, and producer who researched and wrote about rumors and urban legends for more than 30 years. Because of both his knowledge about what he terms “eRumors” and his broadcast background, Rich was a popular guest on radio and television and has appeared on national and international outlets including on CNN, MSNBC, NBC, Fox News, BBC, CBC, as well as local television and radio stations from Maryland to California. He has also either written, or been featured in, numerous newspaper and magazine articles. Rich operated TruthOrFiction.com until his death from pancreatic cancer in May of 2012, his family wrote and operated truthorfiction.com on his behalf until late 2018 and are still owners of the site.

Violation of Policy Resulted in Account Suspension of Reporter Who Tweeted Criticisms About NBC Olympics Coverage-Truth!

Computers, Miscellaneous / By /

This is a message sent via the social media network Twitter that says that a reporter, Guy Adams, has his account suspended by Twitter for criticizing NBC’s coverage of the 2012 Olympics in London England. Adams included the email address of NBC’s Olympics President Gary Zenkel for his followers to contact.

Four-year old girl intoxicated from hand sanitizer-Truth!

Health / Medical, Warnings / By /

Four-year old Girl Intoxicated From Hand Sanitizer-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The author of the email says her 4-year old daughter ate hand sanitizer at pre-school and was rushed to the hospital with potentially deadly alcohol intoxication. The Truth: The story is true, although with one glaring factual error. According to a Fox 23 Tulsa television …

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President Obama Not Represented at Memorial for General Harold Greene-Fiction!

Military, Politics / By /

One August 8, 2014, Major General Harold Greene was killed in Afghanistan and was laid to rest on August 14. There are several emails and social media posts alleging that President Obama was absent from his memorial service. Furthermore, the posts charged that the president failed to send anyone to represent him, including Vice President Biden, Secretary of State Kerry or Secretary of Defense Hagel.