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.

Al Gore claimed responsibility for creation of the Internet-Truth!

  Al Gore Claimed That He Was Responsible for The Creation of the Internet-Truth!     Summary of eRumor:  Al Gore has made statements that he is the creator of the Internet. The Truth: This comes from a television interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that was aired on March 9,1999.  TruthOrFiction.com has a transcript of …

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HIV-infected needles in the handles of gas pumps In Florida or New York-Fiction!

  HIV-Infected Needles in the Handles of Gas Pumps In Florida or New York-Fiction! Summary of eRumor:  Captain Abraham Sands of the Jacksonville, Florida Police Department, or the Buffalo, New York police department, warns that hypodermic needles infected with the HIV virus have been found on gas pump handles.   He claims that in Jacksonville alone, …

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Missionary David Allen is ill and needs prayer-Truth! but Resolved!

Missionary David Allen Needs Prayers for a Mysterious Intestinal Condition–Previously Truth, Now Resolved! Summary of eRumor: David Allen is a missionary in Thailand.  He is critically ill and could die within two months.  A message from him says he’s been suffering for so long that he’s discouraged and is facing the possibility of dying.  He …

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Soviet Scientists drilled into hell-Fiction!

The Siberian Scientists who Drilled into Hell-Fiction! Summary of eRumor:   Russian scientists conducting deep hole drilling experiments in Siberia break through the earth’s crust at more than 14 kilometers.  They find it unusually hot at that depth (2,000 degrees F).  As a part of trying to listen to movement in the earth’s crust, they …

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