A forwarded email with a photograph of two lawmakers playing solitaire on their laptop computers during a budget hearing.
Redfaces
This is a forwarded story about a California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer who arrested a Fire Department Battalion Chief during a traffic accident response in Montecito. The firefighter refused the CHP officer’s request to move his truck because he was blocking traffic in the fast lane.
The Starbucks Coupon That Went Too Far
Mar 17, 2015Starbucks emailed printable coupons to employees urging them to pass the coupons to friends and family. The coupons offered free iced coffee drinks.
Pasadena Police and Hotel Key Cards
Mar 17, 2015Pasadena Police-Hotel Key Cards A false eRumor claims that those credit-card sized cards that you get in hotels and that you use as a key to get into your room…
A county supervisor in Wisconsin marked Memorial Day by reading what turned out to be a filse eRumor at a board meeting.
The Harry and David “Twleve Days of Christmas” Pack
Mar 13, 2015The Harry and David “Twelve Days of Christmas” Pack We love Harry and David boxes of fresh fruit, nuts, and chocolate. One of our readers sent us an example of…
The “flashing headlights” gang initiation ritual
Mar 13, 2015Suckered into the “Flashing Headlights” Gang Initiation eRumor One of the enduring false eRumors on the Internet warns motorists not to flash their headlights at any oncoming cars driving with…
The Kidnap Warning in Deerfield Township in Ohio
Mar 13, 2015The Kidnap Warning in Deerfield Township, Ohio On Thursday, May 5, 2005, Deerfield Township in Ohio warned residents of a “local scam” in which gang members would hide in women’s…
West Virginia Attorney General’s office
Mar 13, 2015The Cell Phone Warning of the West Virginia Attorney General’s Office According to the Charleston Daily Mail, the West Virginia Attorney General’s office released a statement on Friday, December 14,…