Crime / Police

Police photographer captures picture of an angel-Unproven!

Police Photographer Captures an Angel on Camera-Unproven!   Summary of eRumor:   An email claims that an attached picture of an auto accident was taken by a police photographer.  In the picture, there is a shadowy image over the wrecked car.  The writer of the email says the police photographer thought the image might mean …

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Don't drink Coca-Cola products after September 5, 2002-Fiction!

Don’t Drink Coca-Cola Products After September 5, 2002-Fiction!   Summary of eRumor: A person allegedly lent a $1.50 to a Middle-eastern man who came up short on cash in a grocery store line in St. Louis.  He thanked the person and said it was the first time he’d been treated with kindness since the Attack …

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Help Identify a Young Girl Left Alone by the Tsunami-Truth!, but Resolved!

Help Identify a Young Girl Left Alone by the Tsunami–Truth! but Resolved! Summary of eRumor: Picture of a young girl said to be a lonely survivor of the 2004 Tsunami in Thailand. The Truth: According to UNICEF’s child trafficking arm The Innocenti Research Centre, this girl was a victim of the South Asian tsunami, but …

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The motorist who thought the Biblical rapture was taking place-Fiction!

The Arkansas Woman Who Thought The Rapture Was Taking Place and Got Killed on a Highway–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: According to this story, an Arkansas woman is riding in the car with her husband in Arkansas City, Arkansas, when she sees two startling things:  Jesus walking along the side of the road and 12 people …

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