This eRumor lists a number of different uses for hydrogen peroxide from using it as mouthwash to its alleged value for cleaning sinks. (The full text of the eRumor is at the bottom of this page.)
This one is accompanied by both a photograph and a video of what is said to be parasites infesting a woman’s breast and creating a grotesque site. The story warns that women should be sure and wash a new bra to make sure any parasites have been eliminated. It also recommends ironing underwear for the same reason. It tells the story of an anthropologist named Susan McKinley who returned from a trip to South America with a rash that evolved into a worm-infested breast.
This is a forwarded letter allegedly written by David Green, the owner of Hobby Lobby. The letter says that the Hobby Lobby company is run on Christian principals and that the owner feels that it is wrong that he should have to provide his employees a government mandated healthcare that provides abortion-causing drugs.
Various emails circulating about the Obama administration’s proposed Universal Health Care bill.
The story says that flu vaccine used to be made here in the United States, but the companies that made it were driven out because of lawsuits and high liability costs. It says that the 2004 flu vaccine shortage was the result of sanitation problems at Chiron, the British Company making the vaccine. It further says that the whole liability mess that forced the American companies out of the flu vaccine business was from a lawsuit filed by a man over a flu shot…and that the attorney representing him was Democratic Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards.
This is a forwarded article written by retired attorney Michael Connelly stating his concerns about HR3200, the proposed health care bill.
Don’t Use Plastic for Heating Foods in a Microwave Oven Because of Exposure to Dioxins-Fiction! & Unproven! Heated Bottles of Water Are Dangerous and Caused Sheryl Crow’s Cancer-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: There are a several versions of this eRumor. The first to appear on the Internet was a message that says a Dr. Edward …
The “CA-125” Cancer Screening Test Is The Best Way To Detect Ovarian Cancer–Fiction! Summary eRumor: This is the first-hand account of a woman who says she was eventually diagnosed with ovarian cancer, but laments that she wasn’t given a “CA-125” medical test earlier than when she got it. She urges women to get the test annually …
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Margarine or Butter-Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A list of comparative facts about margarine and butter. The Truth: The heart of this eRumor, the comparison between butter and Margarine, has been circulating since 2005. Later versions added the tidbit about Margarine being manufactured to fatten turkeys. We’ll go through the email one fact at …
Religious groups have raised concerns that the ALS Association, which has seen an overwhelming influx of donations through its ice bucket challenge, supports embryonic stem cell research to help find a cure for the degenerative neurological condition.
