MTV “12 and Pregnant” Show-Fiction!
Reports that MTV plans to launch a show called “12 and Pregnant” to document the lives of pregnant pre-teens have sparked outrage on social media sites.
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Was a Florida Middle School Teacher Caught Showing Sex Toys to Students?
The manufactured saga of “Sharon Mercer” showed the type of disinformation that would be weaponized years later.
Eric Holder Funded Ferguson Riots-Fiction!
A news article has gone viral alleging that Eric Holder “contributed funds to Ferguson’s gang population as incentive to loot and spread civil unrest in the area.”
FDA Finds Thousands of Coors Light Beer Cans Laced with Cocaine-Fiction!
Social media posts and news articles alleging that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has discovered thousands of Coors Light beer cans were laced with cocaine.
Unsafe curbside truck repair picture-Unknown Origin!
Unsafe Truck Repair Picture-Unknown Origin! Summary of eRumor: A picture of a man working under a truck that is precariously tilted at curbside. It comes with the title, “Why women live longer than men.” The Truth: This picture gives one the willies, but we don’t have any information about where or when it was …
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The Man Who Owed Zero and Had to Pay Zero to Correct His Bill-Unproven!
The Man Who Owed Zero and Had to Pay Zero to Correct His Bill–Unproven! Summary of eRumor: The story of a man who allegedly kept being billed $0.00 by a credit card company. He finally decided to send a check for $0.00. His bank called and asked why he wrote such a check …
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Travel Agent Humor from Washington DC-Unproven!
Stories About Crazy Questions from Government Employees to Travel Agents–Unproven! Summary of eRumor: A collection of hard-to-believe stories about interactions between government employees and a travel agent in Washington DC. The Truth: There is nothing in this eRumor to give it credibility. It refers to “a retiring Washington DC travel agent.” Many of …
The red-faced TV news anchor-Unproven!
The TV News Anchor Who Brought Down the House-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: The story is that a female news anchor in Michigan asked a weather reporter on the air why it didn’t snow as he had forecasted by asking him, “Where’s that 8-inches you promised me last night.” The Truth: When it comes …
The Criminal Kerry Supporter Who Stole a Bush Sign-Fiction!
Kerry Supporter Who Stole Bush Campaign Sign is Arrested For Multiple Crimes-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The first-hand story of a Bush supporter in the 2004 presidential race who caught someone stealing a Bush sign from his front yard in Vancouver, Washington. The thief turned out to be driving without a license, using license plates …
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The X-rated school cactus project-Fiction!
The School Project That Ended Up X-Rated-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: It is said that some elementary students were doing a potted plant project. They painted and fired pots that looked like clowns and planted cactus in them. The result, however, was that the cactus ended up looking like male genitalia belonging to the …