HIV Blood in a Ketchup Dispenser at a Fast Food Restaurant-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The forwarded email warns that someone who is believed to be HIV-positive was found putting blood into a ketchup dispenser at a fast-food restaurant. It warns to only use sealed packets of ketchup. The Truth: This eRumor primarily circulated in …
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The Latin American “kissing bug” has infected people in the U.S. with Chagas disease, which is also called “the silent killer.”
This is a forwarded email that contained an article allegedly published by the Institute of Health Sciences that claimed lemons kill cancer cells 10,000 times more effectively than chemotherapy.
Warning About Inflammatory Breast Cancer-Truth! Summary of eRumor: There are various versions of this one but all warn about an aggressive form of breast cancer called inflammatory breast cancer or IBC. Some of the messages also include a link to a video posted at the website of a Seattle television station. The Truth: …
This is a forwarded email that says that in 2011 Employer contributions to healthcare insurance will be notated on the annual W-2 tax forms and that this amount will be tabulated to the taxpayers income.
This is a forwarded email that contains an opinion about the Affordable Care Act allegedly written by Notre Dame Professor Laura Hollis.
This is a forwarded email that says General Electric (GE) is moving its 115 year old X-Ray division to China.
Forward an Email to Help Cover Medical Costs for a 6-year old Badly Burned in a Fire at Wal-Mart-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A story about a 6-year old girl who, while on a visit to Wal-Mart with her brother, gets trapped in a bathroom during a fire. At first her family assumes she has died …
A forwarded email with a story about someone who was treated for a burn by a Viet Nam Veteran using ordinary flour. It suggests keeping a bag of flour in the refrigerator and using it instead of water.
Five-Year-Old Faith Hoemspine has Cancer and Wants All the Greeting Cards She can Get-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Faith Hoemspine is a 5-year-old who is fighting a losing battle with cancer. She’s in the Shriner’s hospital in Cincinnati and wants to receive the most get well cards anyone has ever received. The Truth: This eRumor has …
