The Girlfriend and Boyfriend Who Died Together Skydiving In Missouri–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: According to this eRumor, 25-year-old Laurie Kern and her boyfriend, 26-year-old Matt Pratruba, of Missouri decided to try skydiving. She was reluctant, but he talked her into it. When they got into the air, something went wrong with the airplane. The …
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The Buddhist Monk Who Claims to Have Come Back from the Dead During His Own Funeral-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: A Buddhist Monk in Burma claims to have died and had a variety of experiences which convinced him of the truth of Christianity then three days later he came back to life…during his own …
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Forward An Email Petition to Save MSN Messaging-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This warning says that MSN Messenger is going to be discontinued by September 14th, 2001. If you forward the email to everyone you know, however, each message will count as a “signature” on a petition and 500,000 signatures will save MSN Messenger. If …
Forward An Email to Avoid Being The Victim of Hackers Targeting MSN–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The email claims to be from a bunch of disgruntled MSN users who have become hackers (computer hobbyists who try to break into websites). They claim to be able to collect names from emails that are sent over the …
The Sailor Who Gave Up his Son’s Life To Save His Son’s Friend–Unproven! Summary of eRumor: A pastor invites a guest minister to briefly share during an evening church service. The guest tells a gripping story of a sailor who was on the ocean in a sailboat with his son and one of his …
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Human Flesh For Sale For Cooking at Manbeef.com-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The email says a shocking thing is happening at www.manbeef.com: the website is marketing human meat for human consumption. You are encouraged to protest by putting our name at the bottom of the email and circulating it among all your friends. The Truth: …
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Pray for Two Year Old Cancer Victim Michael Novenche- Truth! Summary of eRumor: This is a prayer request for 2 year old Michael Novenche from New York. The email says he’s got a brain tumor, underwent surgery, but only a portion of the tumor was removed and he is now going through chemotherapy. The …
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Microsoft Says an Unnamed Virus Can, and Probably Will, Destroy Most Internet Computers–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This email claims to include Microsoft Security Bulletin “MS01-039” and warns that a virus that has not yet been assigned a name has been released on the Internet and has the ability to “destroy data like none seen …
Forward an Email, Get Medical Care for Kalin from Alabama- Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This email says it is from Katie Relek of Alabama. It says her son, Kalin, is 7 years old and was struck by a car in front of her home. She says he’s alive, but in serious condition, has …
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KAMA SUTRA or BLACKMAIL VIRUS-Truth! At the end of January, 2006, there were warnings about a computer virus that would have been the first large viral attack on the Internet of 2006. It was named by some virus experts as the KAMA SUTRA WORM and by others as the BLACKMAIL WORM. There are …
