Dangerous Gas in Car Air Conditioners is Causing Lung Cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This email says that air conditioners in 1985 to 1998 cars are dangerously toxic and are spewing a gas that is the leading cause of Alzheimer’s disease and lung cancer. The Truth: This story is filled with fiction …
Cell Phones have Caused Explosions at Gas Stations-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: There are several different versions that describe instances when explosions or fires were caused at gas stations by people using cell phones. The Truth: The bottom line is that there are no documented cases that anyone can find of gas fumes being ignited …
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If You Get a Call on Your Cell Phone With “!?UNAVAILABLE!?” on the Display…It’s a Virus–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This warning says that if your cell phone rings, if you have a display that allows you to see the caller ID of the person who is calling, and if “!?UNAVAILABLE!?” appears in that display, you …
Burning Some Kinds of Candles in the Home Can Cause Indoor Pollution-Truth! Summary of eRumor: An email is making the rounds that talks about a woman in Texas whose family has experienced a variety of health problems which she says are due to the lead content of some candles. The email warns that burning candles …
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Forward An Email to Be Exempt From a Big Virus Scheduled to Hit AOL-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: You are asked to forward this email to others. It warns that an “elite group of hackers” is going to create a huge virus that it will knock you off AOL forever. If you want to …
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Forward An Email to Save AOL Instant Messenger, MSN Messaging, and ICQ-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This email says that your favorite instant messaging service is about to eliminate or start charging for its instant messaging service because of “bad reports” or because of high costs. Votes are needed and you are asked …
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TV Shows For the 2001-2002 Season Are Going To Be Stretching Moral Standards–Truth! Summary of eRumor: This report from Newsmax.com quotes several TV producers as saying things like there may be a TV character in the new 2001-2002s eason who uses God’s name in vain and other challenges to traditional standards (Complete article below). …
The “Good Worm” Designed To Help Computers Is Actually a Potentially Destructive Virus-Truth! Summary of eRumor: This warning is about a “worm” program called Win32.All3gro.A that is being passed among email users. The worm represents itself as a “good worm” that will detect and remove certain viruses from your computer. According to a Reuters article, …
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Guns That Look Like Cell Phones-Truth! Summary of eRumor: There are new guns that look like cell phones. The Truth: Guns that look like cell phones are real, but they’re not new. The most recent warnings about cell phones made to look like guns surfaced in February 2016. It started with a Facebook post by …
Bananas from Costa Rica Infected with Flesh Eating Bacteria-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: People are warned by this email not to buy or eat bananas for three weeks because of the discovery that they can carry the dreaded flesh-eating bacteria. The story says that scientists have discovered the bacteria on bananas from Costa Rica, but …
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