Al Gore’s Horse-Thief Ancestor–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This email claims that Tipper Gore, the wife of former Senator and presidential candidate Al Gore, is into genealogy and discovered a great-great uncle in the Gore family who was hanged as a horse thief and train robber. When the president’s image-makers were finished with the story, …
A long-standing urban legend found new life thanks to chat show host Graham Norton.
A xenophobic message that circulated within days of the attacks lingers as online swill.
The campaign against Excelsior Middle School was an example of how “indoctrination” claims get weaponized.
Summary of eRumor: This email claims that Laura Bush, the wife of President George W. Bush, is into genealogy and discovered a great-great uncle in the Bush family who was hanged for stealing horses. When the president’s image-makers were finished with the story, however, they had made the history of the great-great uncle sound like …
Suckered into the “Flashing Headlights” Gang Initiation eRumor One of the enduring false eRumors on the Internet warns motorists not to flash their headlights at any oncoming cars driving with their lights off because it may be a member of a gang who, as part of a gang initiation ritual, may follow you and assault …
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A chain email makes a number of claims about Bill and Hillary Clintons’ government pensions and that the Clintons charge the Secret Service $10,000 a month in rent.
Ted Kennedy asked leaders of the Soviet Union to help the Democrats defeat President Reagan in the 1984 presidential election in a secret letter that he sent in 1983.
President Obama had to leave after the graduation ceremony, which resulted in a delay of the Thunderbirds airshow.
This is a forwarded email that cautions readers about large soda bottles that could contain Drano and Aluminum foil, two common household items. When placed and mixed in an empty large soda bottle they could cause and explosion.
