A veterinarian from Idaho said in a “letter to the editor” that horses imported from African countries face stricter screening and quarantine measures than human travelers who could carry the Ebola virus.
Canadian Research Group Says Vicks VapoRub on the Bottom of Feet at Bedtime Stops Coughing-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The email says that the Canada Research Council doesn’t know why but has found that using Vicks VapoRub on the bottom of the feet at bedtime will stop nighttime coughing. It says that even persistent, heavy, deep …
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Inventor “Burns” Salt Water with Radio Waves-Truth! Summary of eRumor: This eRumor is mostly circulated in the form of a video. It is a recording of a report from WKYC-TV 3 in Cleveland, Ohio. It tells of television broadcast engineer John Kanzius’ discovery that he could use radio waves to make salt water …
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This is a forwarded email that alleged Kentucky Senator Rand Paul performed pro bono eye surgeries during his summer break.
Viral reports allege that the entire town of Purdon, Texas, was placed under quarantine after a family of five tested positive for the Ebola virus.
A forwarded email tells of a Palestinian burn patient turned attempted suicide bomber who targeted doctors who saved her life.
Video on YouTube shows an NBC Dateline report with a prediction that all Americans will receive a microchip implant in 2017 because it was written into the Affordable Care Act. Has Obamacare mandated the mark of the beast on every American?
The practice of incinerating medical waste has been fused with antisemitic conspiracy theories in order to produce a distasteful narrative about abortion.
This is a forwarded email that alleges that a change in policy for Medicare patients could end up costing them lots of money. It warns that if they are admitted into a hospital to insist on “In-Patient” designation. If the Medicare patients are designated as “Under Observation” they will not be covered by Medicare and end up having to have to pay the hospital expenses.
A 2013 opinion piece was ready-made for being spread by anti-vaccination blogs.
