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.

West Virginia Attorney General's office

The Cell Phone Warning of the West Virginia Attorney  General’s Office  According to the Charleston Daily Mail, the West Virginia Attorney General’s office released a statement on Friday, December 14, 2006, alerting citizens that they should register their cell phone numbers with the Federal “Do Not Call” registry.  The release said that the cell phone …

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Don't drink certain soft drink brands after July 3-Fiction!

Don’t Drink Certain Soft Drink Brands after July 3-Fiction!   Summary of eRumor: There are several versions circulating but they all involve a person in a check-out line at a store behind a person who looks or is dressed Middle Eastern.  The Middle Easterner is a few cents short of being able to pay for …

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The Singer Shakira Insulted an Israeli and Israel on MTV-Fiction!

The Singer Shakira Insulted an Israeli and Israel on MTV-Fiction!   Summary of eRumor: The message claims that the singer Shakira was a guest on MTV and during a segment of live telephone calls refused to speak to an Israeli caller.  She is quoted as having said that she’d rather have pigs listening to her …

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sircam@mm Virus

What is it? SirCam, also known as the “How Are You” virus, arrives on your computer as an attachment to an email. It’s actually classified as a “worm,” which means that it is a self-contained computer program that doesn’t depend on any other programs in the computer to do its thing. It affects computers running …

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