President's 13 Year Old Daughter Spent Spring Break in Mexico-Truth!
Emails are circulating alleging that President Obama’s 13 year old daughter, Malia, spent her Spring break in Mexico.
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Have you been targeted by an assassin?
You’ve Been Targeted by An Assassin and the Hit Man Has Warned You by Email-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: An alarming email from a person who claims to have been hired by someone to “terminate” you. The writer says one of the people who hired him is someone “…you call a friend.” The writer says he’s …
Were Planned Parenthood Brochures Distributed to Girl Scouts at the United Nations?
Far right groups attacked the Scouts as part of their push against reproductive rights.
Pray For The 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines Called "Darkhorse" In Afghanistan-Truth!
Prayer request for the Darkhorse battalion of the U.S. Marine are appearing all over the Internet.
26 Armed Guards protecting a missionary-Unproven!
The Missionary Who Was Protected By 26 Armed Guards-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: A missionary described as being from Overseas Missionary Fellowship is preaching in his home church in Michigan. He tells about an experience in Africa when he treated an injured man who later confessed that he had been part of a group of …
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Popular substance in cold medications pulled from the shelves-Truth! & Fiction!
A Drug Recall of Some Popular Cold and Sinus Medications that Contain a Substance That The FDA has banned-Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: There are several different versions of emails warning against taking medications that contain phenylpropanolamine, which is popular in cold and decongestant products as well as some weight loss products. Some …
Popular substance in cold medications pulled from the shelves-Truth!
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"God's perfection," the story of a disabled boy and baseball-Truth!
“God’s Perfection,” the Story of Shaya, the Learning-Disabled Boy Who Hit The Grand-Slam Home-Run-Truth! Summary of eRumor: Shaya is a child who attends a school for learning disabled children. His father tells a group at a fund-raising dinner that the perfection God seeks regarding children like Shaya is the reaction people have to them. …
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Is There a Way of Knowing Whether a Story is False?
Are there common characteristics to eRumors, hoaxes, and urban legends that can tip us off that they may not be true? I used to confidently say yes and there are some factors about eRumors that are common, but, in my view, it has become more difficult to tell. I used to trust my “baloney detector” …
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