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.

You have won the Netherlands Sweepstakes Lottery-Fiction!

You Have Won the Netherlands Sweepstakes Lottery-Scam! Summary of eRumor: You receive an email that says you have won a sweepstakes lottery in the Netherlands.  It gives you phone and fax numbers to respond to and arrange to collect your winnings, which are in the millions of dollars.  It warns you not to make any …

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Congressional Testimony of Darrell Scott, father of one of the Columbine Shooting Victims-Truth!

  Congressional Testimony of Darrell Scott, father of one of the Columbine Shooting Victims-Truth!  Summary of eRumor:  Darrell Scott, father of Columbine High School shooting victim Rachel Scott, gave stirring testimony before a subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee. The Truth: Mr. Scott’s testimony was so powerful that a lot of folks …

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Charles Darwin became a Christian on his deathbed and renounced evolution-Fiction!

Charles Darwin Became a Christian on His Deathbed and Renounced Evolution-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: Charles Darwin, the author of THE SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION in 1859 and the champion of evolution, renounced his evolutionary theory and became a Christian on his deathbed.  This was reported by noblewoman Lady Hope who said she visited Darwin …

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Click on a website to donate cans of Campbell's soup to the hungry-Truth!

Click on a website to Donate Cans of Campbell’s Soup to the Hungry–Truth! but Now Over! Summary of eRumor:This email says that in New York and Washington D.C., there is going to be a lot of pressure on food banks because of the terrorist attacks.  If you go to a Cambell’s Soup site, you can …

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Pray for Dean Thomson, severely injured in a sledding accident-Truth, but Resolved!

Pray for Dean Thomson, Severely Injured in a Sledding Accident-Truth! Summary of eRumor:    An email requesting prayer says that 7th grader Dean Thomson of Wheaton, Illinois smashed head-on into a tree while on a Boy Scout sledding trip.  He was taken to the University of Chicago with numerous gruesome injuries to his had and …

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Suspicious purchases of candy at Costco stores in New Jersey after 9/11-Truth!

Suspicious Purchases of Candy at Costco Stores in New Jersey–Truth! Summary of eRumor: There are various reports, but they all center on large purchases of candy at multiple Costco stores in New Jersey.  The person who buys the candy is allegedly of Middle-Eastern descent and is reported to Costco authorities by a suspicious cashier. The …

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The album cover that seemed to anticipate the World Trade Center Attack-Truth!

The Rap Group’s Album Cover that Looked Like The Attack on the World Trade Center in New York–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The story is that a rap group named The Coup had a new album with a cover painting that looked eerily like the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11.  So …

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Send greeting or business cards to cancer victim Craig Shergold-Fiction!

Cancer patient Craig Shergold Wants to Break The World Record for Receiving Greeting Cards–Previously Truth!  Now Ended! Summary of eRumor:An email says that 9-year old Craig Shergold of Carshalton, Great Britain is dying of Cancer.  As a dying wish, he wants to get into the Guinness Book of World Records by collecting the most greeting …

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