The Boy Who Played Chopsticks for the Great Paderewski–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The story of a little boy who was taken to a Paderewski concert by his mother. He slipped away from her, made his way to the platform, sat down at the concert piano and began to play Chopsticks. The crowd reacted …
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The Truth About Martin Luther King, Jr.–Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A collection of alleged facts about Martin Luther King that are critical of the Civil Rights leader. The Truth: Let’s take them one at a time:His name wasn’t Martin Luther King-Confusing!According to all accounts, the name on Martin Luther King’s birth certificate is …
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The Perfect Squelch: Rumsfeld Shutting Down Ted Kennedy-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: An alleged exchange between U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Senator Ted Kennedy during Rumsfeld testimony before congress. Rumsfeld is quoted as having shut down Kennedy by making reference to a 1969 incident in which a woman died in a car driven off a …
John Kerry and Jane Fonda Pictured as Speakers at Anti-War Rally-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A picture of a younger John Kerry and controversial actress/anti-war activist Jane Fonda participating together at a rally during the Vietnam era. The Truth: This picture is a hoax. The original photo of John Kerry is from Corbis.com and …
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Rock-Rapper Kid Rock is Country Singer Hank Williams Jr.’s Son–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The rumor is that Kid Rock is the son of country music legend Hank Williams Jr. The Truth: We’ve gotten several inquiries about this…and it’s not true. Kid Rock’s real name is Robert Ritchie and Hank Williams Jr. is one …
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Radio Personality and Author Garrison Keillor Wants To Take Voting Privileges Away from Born Again Christians–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor quotes NPR radio host Garrison Keillor as saying that he, as a Democrat, feels that born-again Christians should not be allowed to vote and that he is the national chairman of a campaign to …
Jennifer Tilly is Her Sister Meg’s Body Double in a Film Nude Scene–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A persistent rumor that actress Jennifer Tilly was the body double for her sister Meg in a nude scene in the film The Body Snatchers. The Truth: Jennifer Tilly says this rumor is not true. Her sister, Meg, …
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Mel Gibson is Making a Movie About Jesus–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor cites an interview with Mel Gibson on Fox News with Bill O’Reilly and talks about the drama in Mel Gibson’s own life over the making of his new film “The Passion.”. It says that he’s taking a lot of heat for it, …
John Kerry’s Wife Owns the Heinz Corporation, Which Has a lot of the Foreign Workers Kerry Criticizes President Bush About-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The message says that the Heinz Company, owned by the wife of presidential candidate John Kerry, has 57 or its 79 plants overseas. Kerry has criticized Bush for sending jobs abroad. The …
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Charleton Heston’s Speech at Harvard Law School-Truth! Summary of eRumor: Charleton Heston is said to have given a speech at the Harvard Law School which, at the time, was regarded as a boring presentation by a Conservative in a mostly liberal environment. Rush Limbaugh liked the speech, however, and read it on the …
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