Halliburton Is Not Going To Pay Hostage Thomas Hamill For the Weeks He Was Held in Iraq–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor claims that the Halliburton company is docking the pay of truck driver Thomas Hamill, who was held hostage by Iraqi captors before his escape in May, 2004. The Truth: There has been …
Halliburton docks the pay of employee hostage of Iraqis?-Fiction! Read More »
Graphic Message On Soldier’s Shoulder Using Flags-A Joke! Summary of eRumor: No text in this forwarded email, but a story in pictures. A U.S. soldier with the regulation U.S. flag at the top of his right shoulder, then a patch that says “Doing the work of” followed by the flags of Russia, Germany, and France, …
Soldier's message in Iraq spelled out in flags-A Joke! Read More »
Email From a Wall Street Journal Reporter in Baghdad–Truth! Summary of eRumor: A long email from Baghdad said to be from Wall Street Journal reporter Farnaz Fassihi with views critical of the U.S. handling of the War in Iraq. The Truth: Fassihi is the Middle East correspondent for the Wall Street Journal and confirms …
Reports of radio active concentrates of uranium known as yellowcake found in Iraq
Seriously, even the Army says you need to be specific.
The U.S. is Pulling out of Puerto Rico’s Island of Vieques, but Now They Don’t Want us to Leave–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor talks of the history of the U.S. Navy’s presence and use of the Island of Vieques in Puerto Rico and the protests in the late 1990’s that the Navy …
Poetic justice? U.S. relocating military bases-Truth! Read More »
Comparative Education and Career Paths of Anti-War Hollywood Celebrities and Key Members of the Bush Administration–Truth! Summary of eRumor: This eRumor criticizes the stars who have been against the 2003 war in Iraq and lists the education and accomplishments of the stars compared with some of those who are making key decisions in …
Comparing the backgrounds of the stars versus the politicians-Truth! Read More »
A First-hand Account of President Bush’s Dramatic Surprise Visit to Troops in Iraq on Thanksgiving, 2003–Truth! Summary of eRumor: Said to be from a “Capt in Iraq,” this is a moving description of what it was like to be one of the people in the room on Thanksgiving Day, 2003, when President George Bush stunned …
Robin Williams’ Plan for Peace–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A list of various ingredients of a peace proposal involving the United States around the world. It’s humorous in tone and attributed to comedian Robin Williams. The Truth: There is no evidence this originated with Robin Williams. We’re not sure where it came from, but …
Letter from an American Soldier in Iraq with Good News-Truth! Summary of eRumor: This widely circulated email goes beyond the headlines from Iraq and talks about some of the successes from the standpoint of a soldier with an engineering division. The Truth: This email started circulating after the cessation of hostilities in Iraq …
