Aaron Russell Steinmetz, a 3 1/2 year old boy, is Missing From Florida-Once Truth! Now Resolved! Summary of eRumor: An email from Amanda Steinmetz of Summerfield, Florida, says her 3 1/2 year old son is missing and was last seen with his father. The Truth: According to the Marion County Sheriff’s department and …
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This is an attempt to use a story to try to explain the complexity of taxes and tax cuts.
Picture of the Foot of an Unborn Baby Pressing Against Its Mother’s Stomach-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: A picture of a pregnant mother’s stomach with a baby’s foot pressing on the skin from the inside. The caption is “When Did You Say Life Begins?” The Truth: We’ve not found the source for this picture …
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School Science Fair Email Projects Summary of eRumor: It has become popular for schools to launch email projects asking those who receive their messages to let them know who they are or where they are and asking that the email be forwarded to all their friends. The class then plots all the replies on a …
Response to Jesse Jackson by a Louisiana Television Reporter –Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The alleged comments of TV anchor man George Sell in responding to the Rev. Jesse Jackson saying that not a single black person had been appointed to head up Katrina Relief and yet it was largely blacks who were in …
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The Shark That Bit The Arm of an 8-Year-Old-Boy in Florida Was Actually On a Fishing Line at The Time–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This email claims that a widely publicized shark attack off Pensacola, Florida in July, 2001, wasn’t what it appeared to be. The news stories said that 8-year-old Jessie Arbogast was …
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Patriotic Poem Written by Judge Roy Moore–Truth! Summary of eRumor: A poem said to have been written by the famous “Ten Commandments Judge” Roy Moore of Alabama. The Truth: According to the folks at the Foundation For Moral Law this poem was written by Judge Moore. The Foundation For Moral Law had championed the cause …
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Procter & Gamble Supports a Controversial Cincinnati Gay Rights Proposal and Homosexual Marriage–Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor encourages a boycott of Procter & Gamble for the company’s support of a controversial ballot issue in Cincinnati that is regarded as a pro-homosexual measure. The Truth: It is true that Procter & Gamble contributed …
Beware of Lead in Popular Lipstick Brands–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The email says that several lipstick brands contain lead and suggests a simple way to tell whether there is lead in your lipstick. The Truth: We’ve spent a considerable amount of time looking into this one and there is nothing to substantiate …
Actor Andy Kaufman Returns From the Dead–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Stories and emails are circulating on the Internet that claim that actor Andy Kaufman, who died in 1984 of lung cancer, is alive. They refer to a website at andykaufmanreturns.blogspot.com that has allegedly been set up by Kaufman to announce his return. The Truth: …
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