The effort to get references to God taken off the "Touched By An Angel" TV Show-Fiction!
The facts on the email rumor that atheist Madalyn Murray O’Hair is petitioning the FCC to take references to God off the television program Touch by An Angel.
Government
IRS refund checks are not what we think-Truth!
The Tax Relief Checks Sent to U.S. Taxpayers in 2001 Are Not Really Refunds–Truth! Summary of eRumor: An article from the Rocky Mountain News in Colorado has gotten wide circulation on the Internet. The writer, David Milstead, warns that the tax “refund” everybody thought they were receiving as a part of a …
How tax cuts work-Unproven!
This is an attempt to use a story to try to explain the complexity of taxes and tax cuts.
WWII Memorial revises history in Roosevelt quotation-Fiction!
The WW II Memorial in Washington DC Edits God out of Roosevelt Quote-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A inscription on the new WW II memorial in Washington DC cites President Franklin Roosevelt’s famous “Day of infamy” quote about the attack of the Japanese on Pearl Harbor in 1941, but leaves out the phrase “So help us …
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Walter Reed Medical Center has Banned Religious Items-Truth! But Rescinded!
An “Action Alert” from the Family Resource Council (FRC) that warns that owing to a recent change in U.S. Navy policy the Walter Reed Medical Center has banned religious items, including Bibles from the facility. The email warns that this ban could also prohibit priest from offering the sacraments of Communion and Last Rites to wounded soldiers at the medical center.
Postal Service stamp helps fund breast cancer research-Truth!
U.S. Postal Service Campaign to Help Fund Cancer Research with a Breast Cancer Stamp-Truth! Summary of eRumor: You are encouraged to go to the Post Office and purchase “Fund the Cure” stamps that will be benefiting research on breast cancer. The Truth: This is true. The postal stamp for fighting breast cancer was the nation’s …
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Judge Rules TSA Screenings for Muslims Unconstitutional-Fiction!
This is a forwarded email that contains what appeared to be a news article alleging that TSA screenings of Muslims was ruled unconstitutional.
Ban Internet taxes-Truth!
The U.S. Congress is Considering Extending a Ban On Internet Taxes–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The story says that a current American ban on certain Internet taxes is due to expire in October, 2001. You are urged to write members of congress to encourage them to extend it. The Truth: The “Internet Tax Freedom Act …
2014 Tax Increases- Truth! & Fiction! Depending on the bracket!
This is a forwarded email that warns that as of January 1, 2014 taxes were raised thanks to the Affordable Care Act, aka “Obamacare”.
Media Missed Sniper Attack on California Power Plant-Truth!
Rumors are flying on the Internet that the news media failed to report on a sniper attack on a California based power plant. People are asking if this was this a planned terrorist attack.