Dead Deer Found Top of Power Pole-Truth! Summary of eRumor: A dead deer was found atop a power pole, allegedly in Baltimore. A customer called Baltimore Gas & Electric to report both the deer and a power outage. It was later discovered that the deer had been struck by a train and …
Pictures from a car wash in Frederick, Maryland where it turned out that the suspected thieves of thousands of dollars worth of quarters were actually local birds.
Catfish with Child’s Basketball Caught in Its Mouth-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The story comes with pictures of a catfish with what appears to be an inflated ball stuck in its mouth. It says the details are from an article in the Wichita Eagle newspaper. The Truth: According to an article in the Wichita Eagle from …
Catfish with child's basketball in its mouth-Truth! Read More »
The “Beaver Dam” Correspondence Between the State of Michigan and a Land Owner–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The message consists of two letters. The first is from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality to a Mr. Ryan DeVries. The letter says there are two dams on his property for which there does not seem to be …
The "Beaver Dam" correspondence between the state of Michigan and a land owner-Truth! Read More »
U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft Thinks Calico Cats are Evil-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor quotes from an article about U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft saying that he believes that calico cats are a sign of the devil. The Truth: There is no evidence that John Ashcroft believes that calico cats are evil or …
U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft believes calico cats are of the
devil-Fiction! Read More »
A Strange Creature Discovered Washed Up on the Shore in Nova Scotia–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The message says a scientific mystery has been found on the shore of the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia. A picture accompanies the message the remains of a creature have been discovered that is described as 30 feet The …
The sea creature found on the shores of Nova Scotia-Truth! Read More »
Forty Two Midgets Mutilated by a Lion in Cambodia Contest–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The story appears to be a BBC report about an alleged fight in a Cambodian arena between 42 midgets and an African lion. The story says that the midgets were of the Cambodian Midget Fighting League and that 28 of them died …
Forty Two Midgets Mutilated by a Lion in Cambodia Contest-Fiction! Read More »
Young Girl with Serious Health Problems from Drinking Milk From Wal-Mart-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: The story of an 11-year-old girl who has had menstrual bleeding since she was 8 and has also started lactating. The eRumor says it is because she’s been drinking milk injected with rBST, a hormone given to cows to increase their …
Young girl with serious health problems from Wal-Mart milk-Unproven! Read More »
A YouTube video of a young California Sea Lion that boarded a sailboat off the coast of Newport Beach and spent time making friends with the crew has gone viral on the Internet.
Photos and allegations that a giant radio active squid from Fukushima, Japan has washed up on the beach in Santa Monica, California have gone viral on the Internet.
