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.

Sprint phone bills will list all calls to Israel as being calls to Palestine-Fiction!

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Sprint Phone Bills Will List All Calls to Israel as Being Calls to “The Palestinian Authority”–Fiction!     Summary of eRumor:A lengthy email that claims to have documented the fact that on its phone bills, Sprint is listing calls to Israel as being calls to “The Palestinian Authority.”  The sender of the email claims to …

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Starbucks makes rescue workers buy water for survivors of the WTC collapse-Truth!

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Starbucks Charged Rescue Workers at the World Trade Center Collapse for Bottled Water–Truth!     Summary of eRumor:There are several versions floating around the Internet, but the bottom line is that rescue workers at the World Trade Center collapse needed water in the midst of all the smoke and dust to help survivors they were …

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Police Officer in Prison Because Her Police Dog Bit a Robbery Suspect-Truth!

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Police Officer in Prison Because Her Police Dog Bit a Robbery Suspect-Truth!   Summary of eRumor: The forwarded email is an appeal for financial assistance from a former Maryland Police officer who is in prison for what she says is a wrongful conviction of her police dog biting a robbery suspect in 1995.  The Truth:  This …

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The survivor of the World Trade Center collapse who rode the debris down-Fiction!

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The Survivor of The World Trade Center Collapse who “Surfed” or “Rode” a Steel Beam Down-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: There are various reports. One says that a man “rode” the steel beams down as one of the towers of the World Trade Center collapsed on September 11, 2001. Another says that a firefighter “surfed” down …

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Scottsdale Christian Academy class project email-Truth!

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Scottsdale Christian Academy Class Project Email–Truth!     Summary of eRumor:A fourth-grade class at Scottsdale Christian Academy in Phoenix, Arizona, wants you to respond to their email and send it to others so they can see how far and wide their message goes in a month. The Truth: It’s true.  And they were wise to …

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Serbian troops have been sent as peace-keepers to the U.S.-Fiction!

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The Serbians Have Sent Troops to the U.S. to Help in the Aftermath of the Presidential Elections–Fiction!     Summary of eRumor:  This news story says that Serbian President Vojislav Kostunica has sent 30,000 peacekeeping troops to the United States to help the struggle to “establish democracy.” The Truth:   This is fiction.  It’s a …

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