This is a forwarded email with an account from a responder named Nick Brockhausen. After his return from the earthquake stricken Haiti he reported on the of the incompetence of the United States Agency for International Development.
A forward email that says that the Whitehouse asked Georgetown University to cover a monogram symbolizing the name of Jesus that was inscribed on a pediment on the stage behind where President Obama spoke.
Fashion Tips from Actress Audrey Hepburn-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A series of one-line beauty tips said to be from actress Audrey Hepburn. The Truth: According to Hepburn’s biographer, Barry Paris, these words were not written by Hepburn but by humorist Sam Levinson. Hepburn was known to quote them, however. Updated 4/12/06
Angry emails have gone viral alleging that California Senator Dianne Feinstein, in a appeal for more gun control, made a comment calling all veterans mentally ill.
Energy Comparisons Between Al Gore’s and President George Bush’s Homes-Truth! Summary of eRumor: Descriptions of two homes, one an energy-consuming mansion and the other an energy-conserving ranch house. The eRumor says the energy-consuming one is that of Al Gore who is the champion of the environment. The other is President George Bush’s Texas ranch. The …
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This is a forwarded email that alleged that a Football Coach in the state of Tennessee was fired for writing a song about President Obama.
This is a forwarded email that says that the Obama administration told U.S. relief forces responding to the Haiti earthquake not to fly the flag.
A forwarded email about the Georgia Arms company which buys spent ammunition casing form military bases, reloads and sells them to ammunition vendors. The eRumor says that the Department of Defense notified the ammunition maker that instead of selling them the used military surplus the government was going to shred all spent cartridges used for training sell it as scrap metal to China. This would have a serious affect on the American ammunition company which could result in lay offs of at least 60 workers in the months to come.
World’s Largest Dog?-Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A story with a picture about a dog said to be named Hercules that has become the “World’s Largest Dog” in the Guinness World Records. It is an English Mastiff that weights in at 282-pounds and has a 38-inch neck. The Truth: Hercules, the massive English …
This is a forwarded transcript of a speech delivered at Duke University by author and activist Brigitte Gabriel. It gives an account of her childhood experiences growing up in Lebanon as a Christian in an Arabic culture. Gabriel tells of persecution toward Christians, living in a bomb shelter for seven years and how her wounded mother was treated in an Israeli hospital.
