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An "Amber Alert" about 9-year-old Nicholas Farber, Kidnapped From California-Truth! but Resolved!

An “Amber Alert” Has Been Issued to Help Find 9-Year-Old Nicholas Farber, Kidnapped From California-Truth! but Resolved!   Summary of eRumor: You are told of a new “Amber Alert” to help find a 9-year-old boy named Nicholas Farber who is missing. The Truth: This is a true story, but Nicholas was found alive and unharmed …

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Help Identify a Young Girl Left Alone by the Tsunami-Truth!, but Resolved!

Help Identify a Young Girl Left Alone by the Tsunami–Truth! but Resolved! Summary of eRumor: Picture of a young girl said to be a lonely survivor of the 2004 Tsunami in Thailand. The Truth: According to UNICEF’s child trafficking arm The Innocenti Research Centre, this girl was a victim of the South Asian tsunami, but …

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Pray for Cindy Hogman, an adult with cancer-Truth!

Gary “Nick” Hogman Requests Prayer For His Wife, Cindy, Who is Battling Cancer-Truth!   Summary of eRumor: Thirty-two-year-old Cindy Hogman has been diagnosed with cervical cancer and with slim chances for survival.  Her husband, Gary “Nick” Hogman asks your prayers. The Truth: A new version of this email started circulating in 2004 that claimed that …

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Darren Bucklew has cancer. Forward an email for him for financial help-Fiction!

Teenager Darren Bucklew Has a Serious Liver Condition and Forwarded Emails Will Raise Funds For His Treatment-Fiction!   Summary of eRumor: A high school boy named David “Darren” Bucklew says he’s got a serious liver condition called “ostriopliosis.”  If you forward emails to others, the Children’s hospital in Pittsburgh will donate to the National Disease Society …

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Visit www.thebreastcancersite.com and provide mammograms for needy women-Truth!

Visiting www.thebreastcancersite.com Can Help Provide Mammograms For Disadvantaged Women–Truth!     Summary of eRumor:   An email request says The Breast Cancer site is having trouble meeting their “quota” of donating a free mammogram each day to underprivileged women.  You are encouraged to visit the site and click a link that will help accomplish the …

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Help Find Branson Perry of Skidmore, Missouri-Truth!

Help Find Branson Perry of Skidmore, Missouri–Truth! Summary of eRumor: This is an appeal from a mother whose 20-year-old son is missing.  Branson Kaye Perry has not been seen since April 11, 2001.  His mother, Becky Perry, says he mysteriously disappeared after telling a friend that he would be right back. The Truth: TruthOrFiction.com has …

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Petition in Support of The Breast Cancer Protection Act-Truth!

Petition in Support of The Breast Cancer Protection Act–Truth!     Summary of eRumor:   A widely circulated message encourages recipients to sign an online petition in support of “The Breast Cancer Protection Act” in the U.S. Congress.  It would require insurance companies to cover a minimum of a 48 hour hospital stay for women …

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