Education

Atheist in a university classroom is upstaged by a piece of chalk-Fiction!

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The Atheist Professor At USC Who Encountered God Through a Piece of Chalk-Fiction!  Summary of eRumor: A notorious atheist professor at the University of Southern California is known for challenging students about their faith.  He dramatically drops a piece of chalk to the floor saying that if God existed, he could prevent the chalk from …

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Bill Gates' high school speech on The Eleven Rules of Life-Fiction!

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Bill Gates’ High School Speech on The Eleven Rules of Life-Fiction! Summary of the eRumor: Bill Gates spoke before a group of high school students and gave them his eleven rules of life. The Truth: This is not from Bill Gates. It’s an excerpt from the book “Dumbing Down our Kids” by educator Charles Sykes. …

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The Story of Mark Eklund, the former Catholic school student killed in Vietnam-Truth!

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The Story of Mark Eklund, the Former Catholic School Student Killed in Vietnam-Truth!     Summary of eRumor: This is the touching story of a teacher at a Catholic school in Minnesota.  She describes an unforgettable elementary student named Mark Eklund who had been likeable but frustrating because of his inability to stay quiet in …

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Kansas-1895 eighth grade examination-Unproven!

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1895 Salina, Kansas Eighth Grade Graduation Exam-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: The email lists questions from what it says is an exam required for eighth grade graduation in 1895 in Salina, Kansas.  It is described as an example of how much more educated an eighth grader was a hundred years ago than today. The Truth: TruthOrFiction.com …

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Holocaust Memorial made of paper clips-Truth!

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Middle School Students in Tennessee Are Collecting 6 Million Paper Clips for a Memorial to Jewish Victims of the Nazi Holocaust–Truth! but Discontinued!   Summary of eRumor:    This email says it’s an article from the Washington Post about a group of students in Whitwell, Tennessee.  They are from the Whitwell middle school and as a …

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Ed Koch speaks out against an anti-Semitic cartoon at Rutgers-Truth!

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Letter From Ed Koch Protesting an Offensive Racial Cartoon at Rutgers University–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The message includes two letters said to have been written by former New York mayor Ed Koch in response to a controversial cartoon that was published in a student publication at Rutgers University in New Jersey. The cartoon depicted a …

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Insulting voice mail at Pacific Palisades High School in California-Fiction!

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Insulting Voice Mail at Pacific Palisades High School–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor says that parents at Pacific Palisades High School in California are suing the school because students who were absent or didn’t complete their work got failing grades. It also includes the alleged text of a school voice mail greeting that insults the …

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