Crime / Police

How Ginned-Up Outrage Turned Two Border Patrol Agents Into Right-Wing Heroes

The fallout from a February 2005 extrajudicial shooting by two U.S. Border Patrol agents was picked up as a source of outrage by right-wing media personalities two years later. Jose Alonso Compeán and Ignacio Ramos were convicted in 2006 for charges including discharge of a firearm in commission of a crime of violence for shooting …

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New Postage Stamp Honors Unsung Rescuer of Jews from the Nazis-Truth!

New Postage Stamp Honors Unsung Rescuer of Jews from the Nazis-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor says that a new postage stamp has been issued to honor Harry Bingham, a U.S. diplomat during World War II who helped 2,500 Jews escape Nazi pressure by issuing them U.S. visas in France against the orders of his …

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Call the police to an ATM machine by entering your PIN backwards-Fiction!

Enter your ATM Pin Number Backwards to Summon Police-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: An alert that if you ever find yourself in a scary situation at a banking ATM machine, such as a thief forcing you to withdraw cash, just enter your personal identification number (PIN) backwards. That will automatically send a message to the police …

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