Asparagus Cures Cancer-Unproven!
A forwarded email about the vegetable Asparagus and how it was found to cure cancer.
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"Beezing" Trend Among Teens-Truth!
Reports that teens are applying Burt’s Bees lip balm to eyelids to get high have exploded on the Internet. The trend is called “Beezing” and experts are warning of related safety and risk to health.
Harmful Levels of Benzene Build Up in Parked Automobiles-Fiction!
A warning about a chemical called benzene that is linked to cancer such as leukemia . The warning says that benzene can build up inside parked automobiles and suggests that drivers roll down their windows to ventilate the car’s interior prior to switching on the air conditioner.
Forward an email for Alexandra, a burn victim in Poland-Fiction!
Forward an Email for Polish Burn Victim Alexandra-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A picture of a burned infant girl with the story that her name is Alexandra and she was injured in a house fire in Poland. She’s being cared for in Cracow but her care is expensive and her parents are not able to …
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Free bracelets for cancer research and Merck donations-Truth!
The Merck Pharmaceutical Company is Donating Money for Cervical Cancer Research in Connection With the Distribution of Free Bracelet Kits-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The message encourages you to go to a website where a free bracelet kit can be ordered and for each one that is ordered Merck Pharmaceuticals will donate a dollar to …
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Poisonous shampoo?-Fiction
Shampoo Containing “SLS” is a Cancer Hazard- Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This email warns that a substance called “Sodium Laureth Sulfate” in many shampoos causes cancer. The email claims that in the 1980’s one person in 8,000 got cancer while today the figure is one in three. The Truth: According to the American …
Klingerman Virus is coming to people's homes in blue envelopes-Fiction!
A Virus Deadly to Humans is Being Spread by Envelopes in the Mail –Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This email says a malady called THE KLINGERMAN VIRUS is being randomly spread through the U.S. Mail and that there have been deaths as a result. Some versions say the warning has been issued by the Schwab …
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Pink Ribbon at Yahoo-Truth! but now Over!
Click the Pink Ribbon at Yahoo-Donate to Breast Cancer-Previously Truth! Now Ended! Summary of eRumor: This is a short email that simply encourages you to go to health.yahoo.com and click the pink ribbon to donate to breast cancer. The Truth: This was authentic, but is now over. Some emails said that clicking the …
A self-administered CPR procedure involving coughing can save you during a heart attack-Fiction!
A Self-Administered CPR Procedure Involving Coughing Can Save You During a Heart Attack-Not Recommended! Summary of eRumor: This email says that in the event of a heart attack when you are by yourself, coughing repeatedly and vigorously can keep the heart beating until help arrives. The Truth: TruthOrFiction.com has checked with several sources, including the …
HIV-infected needles in the handles of gas pumps In Florida or New York-Fiction!
HIV-Infected Needles in the Handles of Gas Pumps In Florida or New York-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Captain Abraham Sands of the Jacksonville, Florida Police Department, or the Buffalo, New York police department, warns that hypodermic needles infected with the HIV virus have been found on gas pump handles. He claims that in Jacksonville alone, …
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