Focus on “Amber Alerts” The term “Amber Alert” is being used a lot with stories about missing children. The Amber Alert system originated in Arlington, Texas after nine-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted and murdered in 1996. A quick response is important in child abductions. A report in Time Magazine said that seventy-four percent of children …
Michigan Attorney General Issues Warning about Ameritech Opt-Out Notice to Customers–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The message says that Jennifer Grandholm appeared on the news to say that Ameritech intends to sell your account information unless you let them know by the end of the month that you don’t want them to. It then gives a phone number …
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A Tree in an Illinois Cemetery Seems to Have an Image of Jesus Growing On the Trunk-Truth! Summary of eRumor: This is an email that is short and simple, but with a link to a picture that is attracting attention…a tree in a cemetery in Illinois that seems to have an image of Jesus holding a …
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Links to Stories About Barack Obama
A special article by Rich Buhler, founder of TruthOrFiction.com on the eRumors surrounding the events of the attack on America.
The facts on the email rumor that atheist Madalyn Murray O’Hair is petitioning the FCC to take Christian broadcasting off the air.
Drinking Jones Juice May Cause You to Fail a Drug Test-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: An email claiming to be from a “Lt. Col. Hayes” warns not to drink Jones Juice, a new soft drink that contains hemp seed oil. Because hemp contains the active ingredient of marijuana, anyone drinking Jones Juice could test positive in …
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One of our readers gave us a look at their 2003 collection from the “gourmet gift” retailer Harry & David, bearing a “Twelve Days of Christmas” theme. We noticed, though, that the back of the box (containing smaller boxes carrying the fresh fruit, nuts, and chocolate goodies within) pushed the claim that the original song …
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Suckered into the “Flashing Headlights” Gang Initiation eRumor One of the enduring false eRumors on the Internet warns motorists not to flash their headlights at any oncoming cars driving with their lights off because it may be a member of a gang who, as part of a gang initiation ritual, may follow you and assault …
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The Kidnap Warning in Deerfield Township, Ohio On Thursday, May 5, 2005, Deerfield Township in Ohio warned residents of a “local scam” in which gang members would hide in women’s cars at gas stations and kidnap them, according to the Cincinnati Inquirer. Township officials sent out a press release and posted the story on their …
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