Ben Stein Commentaries on Christmas
Ben Stein comments about Christmas
Disinformation
‘Seven Women Have Died From Smelling Free Perfume Samples’
Like so much online disinformation, a fearmongering copypasta involving perfume first saw light as a chain email. The text pushed the hoary claim that several women were killed by mysterious perfume samples; as we have reported before, it was later adapted to involve a non-existent hospital and “terrorist” threats. The newer version read: URGENT news …
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Not Only Were the Events of 9/11 Overwhelming — So Were the Rumors
A special article by Rich Buhler, founder of TruthOrFiction.com on the eRumors surrounding the events of the attack on America.
The Harry and David ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ Pack
One of our readers gave us a look at their 2003 collection from the “gourmet gift” retailer Harry & David, bearing a “Twelve Days of Christmas” theme. We noticed, though, that the back of the box (containing smaller boxes carrying the fresh fruit, nuts, and chocolate goodies within) pushed the claim that the original song …
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