Water Heated a Microwave Can Violently Erupt and Cause Injury-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The writer of the email says his or her 26 year old son was scalded by water that erupted from a container after being heated in a microwave. The son experienced severe burns. The writer warns that water should never be …
McDonald’s Hamburgers has Removed Israel From Its Internet List of Locations and is Targeting Palestinians With Financial Support–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This email, which claims to be from an Israeli, says that McDonald’s is donating 30 cents from each meal sold in Saudi Arabia to Palestinian casualties. Additionally, the email claims that McDonald’s …
Money from Saudi Arabian McDonald's helping terrorists-Fiction! Read More »
Liz Claiborne is a Satanist And Her Profits are Going to Satanism-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Clothing designer Liz Claiborne appeared on a national television talk show and said that she was a Satan worshipper and that the profits of her company were being given to the Church of Satan. The Truth: This is a hoax. …
Liz Claiborne is actually a Satanist who gives proceeds to Satanism-Fiction! Read More »
Women at Malls are Being Tricked Into Dangerous Situations by Clever Abductors–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The TV show INSIDE EDITION is said to have featured some of the ways that women are abducted from shopping malls. The show staged several examples in which women were, for example, offered a spontaneous opportunity to act or …
Abductions of women from shopping malls-Fiction! Read More »
A Virus Deadly to Humans is Being Spread by Envelopes in the Mail –Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This email says a malady called THE KLINGERMAN VIRUS is being randomly spread through the U.S. Mail and that there have been deaths as a result. Some versions say the warning has been issued by the Schwab …
Klingerman Virus is coming to people's homes in blue envelopes-Fiction! Read More »
Kids in Lock Haven, PA are Giving Up Their Christian Faith and Starting Satanic Churches because of Harry Potter Books-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This story describes alarming effects in the lives of kids who are Harry Potter fans. It says the ranks of satanic temples are filling with children and quotes a 9-year-old …
More kids going into Satanism because of Harry Potter books-Fiction! Read More »
Police Warning about Gang Members Hiding in the Back Seats of Cars to Kidnap Women-Mostly Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A warning is being issued by police in major cities about gang members who are kidnapping women to rape or kill. It’s part of a gang initiation ritual and the gang members are hiding in the …
Gang members hiding in the back seats of cars to kidnap women-Mostly Fiction! Read More »
HIV-Infected Needles in the Handles of Gas Pumps In Florida or New York-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Captain Abraham Sands of the Jacksonville, Florida Police Department, or the Buffalo, New York police department, warns that hypodermic needles infected with the HIV virus have been found on gas pump handles. He claims that in Jacksonville alone, …
HIV-infected needles in the handles of gas pumps In Florida or New York-Fiction! Read More »
Do not buy ultra bleach because it has poisons in it. Others have been targeting pet owners saying that the new Ultra Clorox product is both sodium hypochlorite AND sodium hydroxide, which is lye. The eRumor says the lye has been added to make the bleach work faster but is difficult to rinse off surfaces so can be toxic to animals. It recommends against using the product in areas where animals live. It also claims that Ultra Clorox has been “cruelty tested” with animals. Some versions go on to recommend the brands that they feel you should use instead of Ultra Clorox.
Tampax Pearl Tampons Causing Serious Vaginal Problems–Fiction! Summary of eRumor The story is that an unnamed woman who had been using Tampax Pearl tampons for five months had a series of problems including yeast infections. Visits to doctors don’t provide relief. At one point, the woman discovers that fibers from the tampon have …
