Human Dung Used To Generate Electricity at South African School–Probably Truth! Summary of eRumor: The story tells of a teacher in a poor area of South Africa who wanted his students to learn computing. He got Dell to offer to donate computers, but he needed electricity. After a failed attempt at solar power, he settled …
Human dung used to generate power at a South African School-Probably
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Oral Sex Reduces the Risk of Breast Cancer-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The story, which is on a CNN page, says that research has found that women who perform fellatio several times a week experience a significant improvement in the chances of escaping breast cancer. The Truth: This story is a hoax. When you go to …
Oral sex reduces the risk of breast cancer-Fiction! Read More »
The Human Finger That Ended up In the Chili at Wendys–Truth! But it was a Scam! Summary of eRumor: A forwarded email alleged to include an Associated Press story of a women who bit into what turned out to be a human finger at a Wendy’s fast food restaurant in San Jose, California. The …
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Friends Forever, an Email With a Video if You Forward to Your Friends-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: An inspirational message of sorts. It says that someone is thinking of you and that if you forward the email to 11 of your friends, you’ll see a funny video The Truth: It’s a hoax. There is no video …
Forward a friendship email to friends and see a video on your screen-Fiction! Read More »
Two Crane Mishaps in Trying to Recover the Same Submerged Car Unproven! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor includes a series of pictures surrounding a car that appears to have gone off a dock into the water. At first, a crane tried to pull the car from the water and onto the dock but …
Two Crane Mishaps in Trying to Recover the Same Submerged Car-Unproven!& Fiction! Read More »
You Might Get $20 If You Bought a CD Between 1995 and 2000–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The message says there is a class action that applies to anyone who bought a CD between 1995 and 2000. It gives a website where you can apply and possibly receive $20. The Truth: The Attorneys General for …
1. Anti-War Activist Cindy Sheehan did not raise her son–Fiction! 2. Cindy Sheehan is Going Through A Second Divorce-Fiction! 3. Cindy Sheehan’s Son’s Grave Does Not Have a Headstone-Truth! Summary of eRumor: Several eRumors regarding Cindy Sheehan, the anti-war activist who became famous when she camped near President Bush’s Crawford Texas ranch. One eRumor says …
Anti War Activist Cindy Sheehan did not really rear her Army Soldier
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Alleged graduation speech by talk show host Neil Boortz at Texas A&M.
The City Councilman’s Graphic Comment that Got Him Thrown Out of a Radio Studio-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A Midland, Texas council members got tossed out of a radio interview when he said “If hooking up an Iraqi prisoner’s scrotum to a car’s battery cables will save one American GI’s life, then I have just two …
The City Councilman's Graphic Comment that Got Him Thown Out of a Radio
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Aborting Beethoven And the Reputations of Politicians?–Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A couple of ethical questions about abortion and judging character. One describes a pregnancy that many would argue would justify an abortion but the child turns out to be Beethoven. The describes three world leaders and asks which you would vote for. Their …
Ethical questions about abortion and the character of politicians-Truth
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