Wear Red on Fridays-Grass Roots Movement
An email that urges Americans to wear Red on Fridays as a display of support for U.S. troops fighting overseas.
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Target stores have given the boot to the Salvation Army-Truth! But Updated!
Target Stores Have Given the Boot to the Salvation Army-Truth! But There is an Update! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor calls for a boycott of Target stores because the Salvation Army will no longer be given permission to have holiday bell-ringers with kettles collecting contributions in front of Targets. The Truth: This …
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Vote for the Palm Beach Zoo in Microsoft Contest!-Truth!
Email Appeal to Vote For the Palm Beach Zoo in a Microsoft Contest to Win $25,000–Truth! Summary of eRumor: You are asked to go to a Microsoft website and vote for the Palm Beach Zoo in a contest that could win a cash prize. The Truth: As a promotion about it’s new Zoo Tycoon 2 …
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Make big bucks in a PayPal Scheme-Fiction!
Turn $3 into $10,000 with PayPal–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This is a long email that suggests a technique for using the PayPal online payment service for making thousands of dollars in an easy and inexpensive way. The Truth: This email may attract the interest of younger users of the Internet who have never heard of …
Pepsi decided to remove the words "Under God" from a patriotic soft drink can-Fiction!
You are told that Pepsi removed the words “under God” from a patriotic can that included the Pledge of Allegiance.. You are also urged to tell your pastor and your church about it so a boycott of Pepsi can be conducted.
Forward an email to provide medical care for Natalie-Fiction!
Forward an email to provide medical care for Natalie-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor claims to be from a woman named Krista Marie who says her baby, Natalie, has brain cancer. She says AOL has agreed to pay five cents for each email forwarded about her to help with medical costs. The Truth: …
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Nickelodeon-program about homosexuality?-Truth?
Nickelodeon Is Producing a Pro-Homosexual TV Program for Children-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The email directs you to www.conservativepetitions.com to try to halt the planned production of a “…program that will help normalize homosexuality among our nation’s children.” It says that the program is to be produced by Linda Ellerbee. It urges signing of …
Not One Damn Dime Day-Grass Roots Effort!
“Not One Damn Dime Day” on January 20th, 2005, Bush’s Inauguration Day-Grass Roots Effort! Summary of eRumor: An email alleged to be passed around the Internet and calling for a “Not One Damn Dime Day” on January 20, 2005, the day of the inauguration of George W. Bush for his second term in office. It …
Prayer for Kati Moss in Georgia-Truth! & Unproven
Prayer for Kati Moss in Georgia–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The email says that 14-year-old Kati Moss of Rome, Georgia is battling cancer. You are encouraged to call her pager and punch in your zip code as evidence that you are praying for her and to tell her where you’re from. The Truth: Kati Moss is …
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Buy M&M's…help fight breast cancer-Truth!
Buy Certain M&M’s And Help Fight Breast Cancer–Truth! Summary of eRumor: This eRumor says that if you buy a bag of M&M’s new “pink and white” candy, you’ll be helping raise funds to help fight breast cancer. The Truth: This promotion was originally for September and October of 2003, according to the folks who …