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.

African Americans will lose voting rights in 2007-Fiction!

Government, Warnings / By /

The story says that blacks will be losing their right to vote in 2007. The reason is that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was not a law, it was just an act, but never passed into law. In 1982, according to the story, Ronald Reagan amended the Voting Rights Act for another 25 years…until 2007. At that time, congress will revisit the whole issue and in addition to congressional approval, there needs to be the approval of 38 states for the law to be extended.

4,000 Israelis did not show up for work on the day of the WTC attacks-Fiction!

9/11 Attack on America, Terrorism / By /

Four Thousand Israelis Who Worked in The World Trade Center Did Not Show up for Work on the Day of the Terrorist Attacks–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This eRumor says that when the attacks took place on September 11, there was immediate mourning of 4,000 Israelis who worked in the towers and who were killed.  Then, …

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Vermont teddy bears for terrorist victims-Truth!

9/11 Attack on America, Crime / Police, Terrorism / By /

Vermont Teddy Bears for Children Affected by the Terrorist Attacks on September 11–Truth! but Now Over!   Summary of eRumor: The Vermont Teddy Bear company is asking you to come to their site and pick out a bear to be sent to the children who lost loved ones in New York and Washington D.C.  There …

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The story behind the military song "taps"-Fiction!

Inspirational, Military / By /

The “Taps” Military Bugle Tune Came From a Confederate Soldier Whose Body was Discovered By His Father, a Union Soldier in the Civil War–Fiction!     Summary of eRumor:A Union Captain in the Civil War named Robert Ellicombe hears the moan of a soldier in the distance one night near Harrison’s Landing in Virginia.  He …

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The hardship of the signers of The Declaration Of Independence-Truth! and Fiction!

Government, Inspirational, Miscellaneous / By /

This email goes through a list of some of the signers of the Declaration of Independence that led to the formation of the United States more than 200 years ago. It says that the signers lived lives of hardship, personal loss, and poverty, and that five of them were captured by the British, tortured, and died. The entire email is duplicated at the bottom of this page.

Ollie North warned of Osama Bin Laden-Fiction!

9/11 Attack on America, Celebrities, Military, Terrorism / By /

Oliver North Warned of the Terrorism of Osama Bin Laden during the Iran-Contra Hearings in 1987–Fiction!     Summary of eRumor:Oliver North allegedly told a congressional hearing that he had installed a security system in his home because of threats to his family by Osama Bin Laden.  Later versions of the story say the person questioning …

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Leonardo used the same man for Jesus and Judas in the last supper painting-Fiction!

Inspirational, Religious / By /

This email claims that Leonardo Da Vinci spent seven years painting “The Last Supper” in Milan, Italy. He interviewed hundreds of models to get just the right ones to use for each disciple, choosing the one to portray Christ first. Six years later, he looked for someone to be the model for Judas and found a convicted murderer in Rome who fit the part. When he finished the painting, the man revealed that he was the same person Leonardo has used years earlier to be the model for Christ but had degenerated because of his sin and crime