Space / Aviation

Near disaster of the Air Force Thunderbirds-Fiction!

Near Mid-Air Collision by the Air Force’s Thunderbirds-Fiction!   Summary of eRumor: A picture of two Air Force Thunderbird jets appearing to have gotten into a potential disaster by getting to close to each other during a maneuver in their performance at an air show. The message says one of the planes was going too …

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Picture of a great white shark attacking a soldier hanging from a helicopter-Fiction!

Picture of a Great White Shark Attacking a Soldier Hanging From a Helicopter-Fiction!   Summary of eRumor: The picture is of a military helicopter hovering over the ocean with a soldier dangling from a ladder.  A great white shark is leaping from the water at the soldier.  Some versions say the picture is from England …

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The Pentagon was not struck by a hijacked jet on September 11-Fiction!

The Pentagon Was Not Struck by a Hijacked Jet on September 11-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The allegation  is that the destruction at the Pentagon on September 11 was not the result of being hit by a hijacked American Airlines 757, but some other cause.  The theories range from the building being hit by a remote-control …

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Airline pilot who asked his passengers to take action if hijacked-Truth!

The Airline Captain that Told His Passengers to Take Over If Anyone Tried to Hijack His Plane–Truth!   Summary of eRumor: A passenger writes an account of her experience aboard an airliner shortly after the terrorist hijackings of September 11.  She says the pilot gave a pep-talk before take-off that included his instruction that the …

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Neil Armstrong wished "Mr. Gorsky" luck from the moon-Fiction!

Neil Armstrong Wishing A “Mr. Gorsky” Good Luck from the Moon-Fiction!   Summary of eRumor: Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, is quoted as saying, “Good luck, Mr. Gorsky” during his first lunar walk in 1969 on the Apollo 11 mission.  Years later, Mr. Armstrong says that now that Mr. Gorsky …

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Woman who preached to Alaska Airlines passengers on doomed flight-Fiction!

  Passengers on Doomed Alaska Airlines Plane Make Peace with God Before Crash-Fiction! Summary of eRumor:   The email being circulated says that a pastor’s wife on a doomed Alaska Airlines plane addressed the passengers for 9 minutes and led them in prayer before the plane crashed.  This allegedly came from an Alaska pilot who …

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