Jada is a Newborn Who Needs Medical Help and You Can Provide it By Forwarding Emails- Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This email says it’s from Anna Cohen from Albany, New York and that her granddaughter, Jada, is an infant in serious medical trouble. She says the baby was born prematurely and has been …
Jada, a newborn who is very ill and you can help by forwarding an email-Fiction! Read More »
Click the Pink Ribbon at Yahoo-Donate to Breast Cancer-Previously Truth! Now Ended! Summary of eRumor: This is a short email that simply encourages you to go to health.yahoo.com and click the pink ribbon to donate to breast cancer. The Truth: This was authentic, but is now over. Some emails said that clicking the …
Tamara Martin is Dying of Cancer and Forwarding an Email Will Get Financial Support for Her Care-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This says it has been forwarded by a person who has compassion for a girl who is dying of cancer. It alleges that the American Cancer Society is donating 6 cents for the girl’s …
Tamara Martin has cancer and forwarding an email will help her-Fiction! Read More »
Appeal From Tracy Russell in Colorado: Her Children Are Missing-Truth! & Solved! Summary of eRumor: Tracey Russell says her husband has taken her 6-year-old daughter and 21-month-old son and disappeared. She asks for public help in locating them. Descriptions of her children as well as her husband and his car are included. The Truth: We’ve …
Appeal From Tracy Russell in Colorado to find her kids-Truth! Read More »
Scottsdale Christian Academy Class Project Email–Truth! Summary of eRumor:A fourth-grade class at Scottsdale Christian Academy in Phoenix, Arizona, wants you to respond to their email and send it to others so they can see how far and wide their message goes in a month. The Truth: It’s true. And they were wise to …
Scottsdale Christian Academy class project email-Truth! Read More »
Forward Emails to Help Pay For Cancer Treatment for 10-year-old Rachel-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A 29 year old father who identifies himself as George Arlington says that AOL and ZD-net will give 32 cents toward medical care for his cancer-stricken daughter for every three emails a person forwards to other people. The Truth: …
Emails for a cancer victim named Rachel-Fiction! Read More »
Proposal to Create a “Department of Peace”–Truth! Summary of eRumor:It is alleged that Congressman Dennis Kucinich of Ohio has introduced a bill in congress to create a new cabinet level agency called “The Department of Peace.” The Truth: This is true. According to congressman’s website, the bill would create the agency, which would …
Email Campaign for National Firefighters Day–Grassroots Project! Summary of eRumor: Referring to the work of firefighters on September 11, 2001, this email seeks to have a “National Firefighters Day” designated. Another version suggests the day should be September 11 of each year. A newer version includes a statement at the beginning of the email …
Petition to the President and Vice President to Save Funding For National Public Radio–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A message says that Nina Tottenberg on National Public Radio said that if the Supreme Court supports congress, it will be the end of National Public Radio, Government officials feel that too much of the budget is being …
National Public Radio in trouble and needs funding-Fiction! Read More »
Forward an Email for Justin Mallory and He’ll Get Contributions for his Epilepsy–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Justin Mallory is 12 years old. He has epilepsy and has a year to live. McDonalds and Pizza Hut have offered to contribute one dollar for his medical care for every email that is forwarded to others around the …
