Animals

Giant Bear Killed in Alaska by Park Ranger-Truth! & Fiction!

Giant Bear Killed in Alaska by Park Ranger-Truth! & Fiction!  Summary of eRumor: Emails show photos of a giant bear that was supposedly killed in Alaska by a park ranger after eating three hikers. The Truth: These photos actually show a giant bear that was killed in Alaska. But, like most good hunting stories, the line between …

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Daisy the dog that saved nearly 1,000 people on 9/11-Fiction!

Daisy, the Guide Dog That Saved 967 People in the World Trade Center on September 11–Fiction!   Summary of eRumor:The story of a golden retriever named Daisy that was the guide dog for James Crane, a blind worker in the World Trade Center in New York.  On the day of the terrorist attacks, James was …

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The whale that thanked its rescuers-Reported to be Truth!

The Whale That Thanked It’s Rescuers-Reported to Be Truth!   Summary of eRumor: The story of a humpback whale that was wrapped in crab traps and lines near San Francisco, California.  After working long and hard to cut the lines from her, she is said to have rejoiced and returned to “thank” each of the rescuers. …

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Mother Bird Saved Chicks in Yellowstone Fire-Fiction

A forest ranger in Yellowstone finds a bird carcass after a fire, knocks it over, and out runs three baby chicks that were protected by the mother bird’s sacrifice of her own life. The bird is described as having known that there would be toxic smoke higher in the trees, but took her chicks to the base of a tree where she covered them with her wings and saved their lives.