Obama the Antichrist?
The suggestion that the biblical Antichrist is a person in his forties and of Moslem descent—much like Barack Obama.
Fact Checks
Has Bill Clinton Been Snared in a Pedophile Ring?-Pending Investigation!
This is a forwarded email that contains what appears to be an article alleging that a former child sex slave said that former President Bill Clinton was present during sex parties in a class action lawsuit against convicted billionaire Jeffrey Epstein.
Cancer Warning about Baby Cut Carrots
An email about baby carrots are made from rejected carrots cut up and then dipped in chlorine during processing, an element that is a known carcinogen..
Write In Bill Cosby For President-Fiction!
This is a forwarded email, allegedly from Bill Cosby, that includes a political platform by the entertainer and says that he is running as a write in candidate for office of President.
GOP in California Put Up Fake Healthcare Enrollment Website-Fiction!
There are allegations flying on the World Wide Web that the California GOP has created a fake health care website to discourage constituents from obtaining insurance.
Australian Government Official Says Muslims Who Want to Live by Sharia Law Not Welcome There – Truth!
The eRumor appears to be an article that quotes the Australian Finance Minister as saying that immigrants who want to live in Australia need to live by Australian law, not the Sharia law of Islam. He is quoted as saying that Muslims to want to live by Sharia law are not welcome in Australia.
Motivational speaker who portrays Thomas Paine was summoned to the White House because President Obama was angry over his remarks – Fiction!
A forwarded email with a YouTube video link of Bob Basso portraying Thomas Paine. The email says that the President was disturbed by the remarks of the actor and personally called him to see the President at the White House.
Bush Admin. Had a Plan To Create An Agency for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac In 2003-Truth!
An eRumor quoting a New York Times article from 2003 that claims the Bush administration had recommended the most significant regulatory overhaul in the housing industry in a decade, A new agency would be created under the Department of the Treasury to assume supervision of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The concept was met with opposition by the Congressional Democrats because at the time the lending agencies were not facing any kind of financial crisis.
Did a Teenaged Former Cheerleader Turned Sniper Kill a Taliban Bomber?
A forwarded email with a photo of an unnamed 19 year old former cheer leader who is now U.S. Air Force Security Forces Sniper. The email says that she shot a Taliban dead in his tracks from 725 yards away while he was trying to plant an improvised explosive device.
Were U.S. Troops in Bahrain ‘Required to Fast’ For Ramadan?
A Naval base’s efforts to observe local customs was whipped up into a nonexistent slight.