Was ‘Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer’ Written to Comfort a Grieving Daughter?
The creation of the popular Christmas story was more straightforward than you might think.
Fact Checks
"Obama, You No Longer Scare Me, You Terrify Me" by Lou Pritchett-Truth!
A forwarded email with an open letter to President Barack Obama from author Lou Pritchett. In it Pritchett lists many of the unanswered questions about the President’s background which raises concerns.
Obama is Overwhelming the Economy to Destroy Capitalism in the U.S.- Commentary!
This is a forwarded article by Wayne Allyn Root that says that President Obama is brilliant and is “purposely overwhelming the U.S. economy”, which will eventually lead to the destruction of capitalism in our country.
Sarah Palin and the Vikings?-Truth!
Photograph of Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin with Vikings.
ABC Reporter Favored GIs who Support Obama in Iraq-Fiction!
ABC reporter Martha Raddatz is reported to have ignored 54 supporters of John McCain among GIs in Iraq in favor of 5 supporters of Barack Obama in the November presidential election.
Québec Mayor Refuses to Remove Pork from Schools?
The mayor of Quebec has resisted calls from the parents of Muslim children to remove pork from school cafeterias.
Great-Great Uncle Remus Reid-Fiction!
This email claims that Judy Wallman, a genealogy researcher, discovered Senator Harry Reid had an ancestor who was hanged as a horse thief and bank robber in 1889. It was her great-great uncle Remus Reid. The only picture of him was one of him standing on the gallows just before he was hung and had an inscription on the back describing his crimes, capture, and execution. The eRumor says that Wallman contacted Harry Reid’s office to inquiry about great-great uncle Remus and their response was a sanitized version of his story that was expertly created by Reid’s image-makers.
Political Comments by Comedian Don Rickles-Fiction!
This is a forwarded email with humorous political comments that are alleged to have been written by comedian Don Rickles.
Did the FBI Report No Deaths at Sandy Hook?
A distorted reading of a bureau chart was just part of Alex Jones’ barrage of disinformation.
Did Theodore Roosevelt Say Immigrants Should ‘Assimilate to Us’?
U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt did indeed say that immigrants should become “loyal Americans,” although the actual origins of the quote have been fudged.