John Kerry “Took Over” a Neighborhood in Pennsylvania for a Campaign Appearance–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor says that John Kerry came to Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, on Labor Day, 2004, and commandeered a neighborhood for a “front porch” meeting. The writer claims that none of the residents of the neighborhood was allowed to attend, that the …
The Communist Party of The U.S. Has Endorsed John Kerry and the Vietnamese Communists Have Enshrined Kerry in One of Their Museums-Fiction! & Truth! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor says that the Communist Party of the U.S. has endorsed John Kerry. It quotes a letter from a Communist Party official in Georgia who said the …
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s November 2003 visit to U.S. troops in Afghanistan was spun into a fanciful tale of liberal pique online, framed in some iterations as a concerned email from an actual veteran. Clinton, who was a senator representing New York state at the time, did indeed visit Bagram Air Base on …
Did Hillary Clinton ‘Cut in Line’ for Thanksgiving Dinner with Troops in Afghanistan? Read More »
This rumor started circulating shortly after then-Senator Hillary Clinton made a Thanksgiving visit to the soldiers in Iraq in 2003. It includes a picture of a U.S. soldier shaking hands with Sen. Clinton. He is also crossing the fingers of his left hand, which the email says is a soldier’s sign for coercion. The Truth: There …
Is This Soldier Covertly Showing He Was Coerced into Shaking Hands With Hillary Clinton? Read More »
Pithy Exchange Between Senators John Glenn and Howard Metzenbaum–Truth! Summary of eRumor: Said to be debate between Senators John Glenn and Howard Meztenbaum on the floor of the Senate. Metzenbaum accused Glenn of never having held a real job. Glenn responded by saying he had served 23 years as a Marine including 2 wars, flying …
John Kerry’s Wife Owns the Heinz Corporation, Which Has a lot of the Foreign Workers Kerry Criticizes President Bush About-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The message says that the Heinz Company, owned by the wife of presidential candidate John Kerry, has 57 or its 79 plants overseas. Kerry has criticized Bush for sending jobs abroad. The …
John Kerry's wife's company, Heinz, is exporting Jobs?-Fiction! Read More »
John Kerry’s Hometown Newspaper Endorses George Bush For President–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The forwarded email includes what appears to be an editorial said to be from the Lowell, Massachusetts Sun Newspaper, endorsing George Bush for President over John Kerry. The eRumor says that Lowell is the hometown of John Kerry. The Truth: John …
John Kerry's hometown paper endorses Bush for President?-Truth! Read More »
Coalition for Traditional Values Criticizes President and Mrs. Bush for Her Stand-Up Comedy Routine at the White House Correspondent’s Association Dinner–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A letter from the “Coalition for Traditional Values” that is critical of First Lady Laura Bush for her widely publicized comedy routine at the White House Correspondents dinner in Washington DC …
Coalition for Traditional Values criticizes Laura Bush-Fiction! Read More »
Picture of “Leftist” Senator Tom Daschle Saluting the Flag with his Left Hand-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A news photo of a group of Senators with their right hands over their hearts during a salute of the flag or saying the Pledge of Allegiance, but Senator Tom Daschle is using his left hand. The …
Senator Tom Daschle saluting the flag with his left hand-Fiction! Read More »
Congressman John Conyers Hosted a Meeting in Washington to Discuss Impeachment of President George W. Bush–Truth! Summary of eRumor: An email from the petition website Grassfire.net says that Congressman John Conyers (D-Mich) brought together a group of attorneys and legal scholars to consider articles of impeachment against President George W. Bush. The articles were drawn …
Meeting held to discuss impeachment of President George W. Bush-Truth! Read More »
