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 …
Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographer Kills Himself and Leaves Suicide Note About World Hunger-Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor includes a dramatic photograph of a starving child being watched by a vulture. The email says that the picture was taken in Sudan 1994 by Kevin Carter who won a Pulitzer prize for it. …
Unlock Your Car Doors Using your Remote From one Phone to Another–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A suggestion that if you are locked out of your car and don’t have an “Onstar” type system in your car, just call home and have someone use the wireless remote over the phone to your cell phone, and it’ll …
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Brain Test: Find the Man in the Coffee Beans-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: A close-up picture of a pile of coffee beans. The text of the email says there is a man hidden somewhere in the beans and that how long it takes you to find him is a test of your brain development. The …
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The Marriott Hotel Chain is Classifying Portions of Jerusalem as “Occupied Palestinian Area”–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The chairman of Erez Travel and Tourism in Israel is said to have received a letter from the Marriott hotel chain in which his address was listed as “Jerusalem, Occupied Palestinian Area,” indicating that the hotel chain …
Mars is Going to Be the Closest to Earth Then Ever Before in Recorded History–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor says that Mars is going to be close to the earth in July and August, the closest in recorded history, maybe the closest in more than 60,000 years, and will be the brightest object in …
Mars is Going to Be the Closest to Earth Then Ever Before in Recorded
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Storm Pictures of Hurricane Katrina-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: An email that includes several storm pictures alleged to be of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The Truth: None of these pictures are from Hurricane Katrina. All of them were either created or last revised in October, 2004 and most appear to have been taken in June, …
Murders and Rapes and Killings among Hurricane Survivors in the Superdome and In Baton Rouge–Unproven! Summary of eRumor: One of the more alarming stories to come out of New Orleans during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina was reports of rapes in the Superdome and two children whose throats were cut, a 7-year old who was …
Rumors among survivors of hurricane Katrina-Unproven! Read More »
The message includes the comments of U.S. District Court Judge William Young and his January, 2003 sentencing of convicted “shoe bomber” Richard Reid. In his comments, the judge explains to Reid why the stiff sentence was righteous and just.
Put an “ICE” Entry into Your Phone With Emergency Contact Information-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor says that after the terrorist bombings in London in July, 2005, an ambulance service started a campaign to encourage you to put an “ICE” entry into your cell phone that contains the names and numbers of people to …
Put an "ICE" entry in your cell phone for emergencies-Truth! Read More »
