The Story of the Sandpiper–Unclear! Summary of eRumor: This story is about a woman dealing with the death of her mother who encounters an apparently happy little girl on the beach who, at first, is annoying to her but in the end turns out to be a source of deep thought and inspiration. …
Sandstorm in Iraq Uncovers Land Mines in the Desert, Saving Many Lives-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor says that a sandstorm followed by rain during the war in Iraq in 2003 saved many lives by uncovering a large number of anti-tank and anti-personnel mines. The Truth: Sandstorms did affect the progress of coalition troops …
Summary of eRumor: This eRumor is usually in pictures without any text although sometimes there is mention of a beach in Maryland. It is a collection of pictures of Jesus sculpted in sand. There are numerous Internet sites that have the pictures posted without reference to where the sand sculptures appeared or who the artist …
Inspirational sand sculptures in Maryland-Truth! Read More »
A “Sign” From God After a Florida Hurricane-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor says that the high winds of Hurricane Charlie in Florida in 2004 ripped a previous sign from a billboard, leaving a previous billboard visible for all to see that said, “WE NEED TO TALK…GOD” The Truth: Hurricane Charlie was one of …
Unconditional Acceptance at McDonald’s–Unproven! Summary of eRumor: The story of a woman who for a college class was supposed to smile at folks and note their reactions. She runs into a couple of homeless men at McDonalds, engages their smiles, buys them breakfast, and learns a lesson in what she describes is unconditional …
The power of a smile and unconditional acceptance at McDonald's-Unproven! Read More »
A piece of prose about the state of man, the world, and the United States said to have been written by Paul Harvey.
Outback Steakhouses Serve a Steak and Shrimp Dinner to Thousands of U.S. Troops in Afghanistan –Truth! Summary of eRumor: The story is that Outback Steakhouses joined arms with the military and flew thousands of steaks, shrimp, onions, beverage, and dessert to Kandahar in Afghanistan to give the troops a break from T-rations. The …
Outback Steakhouses serve dinner with all the trimmings to troops in
Afghanistan-Truth! Read More »
The Boy Who Played Chopsticks for the Great Paderewski–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The story of a little boy who was taken to a Paderewski concert by his mother. He slipped away from her, made his way to the platform, sat down at the concert piano and began to play Chopsticks. The crowd reacted …
The Boy Who Played Chopsticks for the Great Paderewski-Fiction! Read More »
The Terminally-ill Little Boy who Left A Letter about Being in Heaven–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor tells the emotional story of a mother whose little boy died during surgery for cancer. Later at her home, she falls asleep in the boy’s bedroom. She awakens to find a letter from him that says …
President Bush Fulfilled a Promise to Jog with a Wounded Vet-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor circulates with a picture of President George W. Bush jogging with a man who has an artificial leg. The accompanying text says the jogger with the president is Mike McNaughton, who was wounded while serving in the U.S. …
President Bush fulled a promise to jog with a wounded vet-Truth! Read More »
