Inspirational

Atheist in a university classroom is upstaged by a piece of chalk-Fiction!

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The Atheist Professor At USC Who Encountered God Through a Piece of Chalk-Fiction!  Summary of eRumor: A notorious atheist professor at the University of Southern California is known for challenging students about their faith.  He dramatically drops a piece of chalk to the floor saying that if God existed, he could prevent the chalk from …

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Winston Churchill's life saved by a doctor whom Churchill's father put through school-Fiction!

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Winston Churchill’s Father Paid For The Education of The Discoverer of Penicillin…then, in turn, Winston Churchill’s Life Was Later Saved by Penicillin-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A Scottish farmer saves a drowning boy’s life, but refuses a reward from the boy’s nobleman father.  The nobleman then offers to provide an education for the farmer’s son.  The …

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Bill Gates' high school speech on The Eleven Rules of Life-Fiction!

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Bill Gates’ High School Speech on The Eleven Rules of Life-Fiction! Summary of the eRumor: Bill Gates spoke before a group of high school students and gave them his eleven rules of life. The Truth: This is not from Bill Gates. It’s an excerpt from the book “Dumbing Down our Kids” by educator Charles Sykes. …

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Ant and contact lens-an inspirational rock-climbing story-Unproven!

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The Rock Climber Who Lost a Contact Lens, Prayed, and it Was Found Being Carried by An Ant-Claimed to Be True!   Summary of eRumor: Brenda went on a rock-climbing expedition and her contact lens was knocked out while she was hanging on the rock face.  When she finished her climb, she thought about the …

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The film "The Man Without A Face" is about actor Mel Gibson-Fiction!

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The Movie “The Man Without A Face”  is Based on the Life of Mel Gibson-Fiction!   Summary of eRumor: This email provides a narrative of a handsome young aspiring actor whose parents moved from the United States to Australia when he was young.  He was attacked by thugs one night and left for dead, his …

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The Story of Mark Eklund, the former Catholic school student killed in Vietnam-Truth!

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The Story of Mark Eklund, the Former Catholic School Student Killed in Vietnam-Truth!     Summary of eRumor: This is the touching story of a teacher at a Catholic school in Minnesota.  She describes an unforgettable elementary student named Mark Eklund who had been likeable but frustrating because of his inability to stay quiet in …

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The Cab Driver who was kind to a terminally ill passenger-Unproven!

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The Cab Driver and the Terminally ILL Passenger–Truth! Summary of eRumor: This is a touching story about a conscientious cab driver who discovered that his fare was a woman who was leaving her small apartment for the last time and going to a hospice to die.   The Truth: We’ve received a lot of emails …

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Woman who preached to Alaska Airlines passengers on doomed flight-Fiction!

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  Passengers on Doomed Alaska Airlines Plane Make Peace with God Before Crash-Fiction! Summary of eRumor:   The email being circulated says that a pastor’s wife on a doomed Alaska Airlines plane addressed the passengers for 9 minutes and led them in prayer before the plane crashed.  This allegedly came from an Alaska pilot who …

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