A picture of an abnormally large spider on the side wall of a house has gone viral on the Internet. The spider is alleged to be an “Angolan witch spider” and the writer of the email claims that it took several gun shots to have killed the monster spider.
Summary of eRumor: The email comes with a video file attachment. It says that it is a performance of music from a mechanical device that was built by the Robert M. Trammell Music Conservatory and the Sharon Wick School of Engineering at the University of Iowa and 97 percent of it is components from farm …
A zero-emission compressed air car that gets 185 miles per tank is about to hit the market.
This email goes through a list of some of the signers of the Declaration of Independence that led to the formation of the United States more than 200 years ago. It says that the signers lived lives of hardship, personal loss, and poverty, and that five of them were captured by the British, tortured, and died. The entire email is duplicated at the bottom of this page.
The Second-Richest Man in the World Told Graduating Yale Students They Were Losers…and Undergraduates To Drop-out–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: It is said that the CEO of Oracle, Larry Ellison, was the graduation speaker for the class of 2,000 at Yale. He told the graduates they were losers and destined for lackluster lives. He told the …
This claim was so outlandish even the NRA came out against it — but it’s still lingering online, as it was designed to do.
Petition from Girl Who Says Her Parents Were Shot Because Her Father Was Black-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This email claims to be from a 15 year old girl who says her parents were shot in a parade because her father was black. She says she’s dedicated herself to fight racism and asks that people …
Petition for a girl who says her father was shot and killed because of racism-Fiction! Read More »
Montblanc Pens’ Familiar White Star Was Designed By a Jew for Hitler- Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Montblanc pens have a trademark on their caps of a finely-crafted white star. It is said that the Montblanc pen was designed by a Jew for Adolph Hitler so that, without knowing it, Hitler carried the Jewish …
White Star on Montblanc pens was designed for Hitler by a Jew-Fiction! Read More »
Poet Maya Angelou Highlights Corporate Racism-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This is a poem allegedly written by the well-known African American poet Maya Angelou who is remembered as having participated in the 1993 Presidential inauguration of Bill Clinton. The poem makes reference to clothing designers and manufacturers including Tommy Hilfiger, Guess, Nautica, Liz Claiborn, Ralph …
Poet Maya Angelou highlights corporate racism-Fiction! Read More »
Forward The Story About Maggie And the Abusive Boyfriend and You’ll be Emailed The Mysterious Ending to the Story- Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This is the account of a young girl named Maggie who wanted a boyfriend. A young man named Justin got interested in her, but came on too strongly too fast …
