Margarine or Butter-Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A list of comparative facts about margarine and butter. The Truth: The heart of this eRumor, the comparison between butter and Margarine, has been circulating since 2005. Later versions added the tidbit about Margarine being manufactured to fatten turkeys. We’ll go through the email one fact at …
This is a forwarded email that alleges former President Bill Clinton was a draft dodger and was the first pardoned federal felon ever to serve as President of the United States.
A conspiracy theory-driven YouTube channel twisted the health agency’s statement into false content.
This is a forwarded email with a link to a YouTube video that instructs viewers on how to extend the radio range of their car key remote. The tip is to touch the key to the head.
The “CA-125” Cancer Screening Test Is The Best Way To Detect Ovarian Cancer–Fiction! Summary eRumor: This is the first-hand account of a woman who says she was eventually diagnosed with ovarian cancer, but laments that she wasn’t given a “CA-125” medical test earlier than when she got it. She urges women to get the test annually …
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This is a story about a decorated WWII veteran’s dispute with a homeowners association over a flagpole. Word of his death has gone viral on the Internet.
A dairy farmer in Utah found a whale carcass in a field near Great Salt Lake.
Allegations went viral on the Internet saying that an Executive Order signed by President Obama granted pay raises to Vice President Biden, Senators, Congressional Representatives and Supreme Court Justices. As President Obama and legislative leaders worked to avert the “fiscal cliff” the President handed out pay raises to federal workers.
This is a forwarded email with photo of singer Justin Bieber has gone viral on the Web alleging that he has admitted to being bisexual.
This is a forwarded email with a quote allegedly written by Billy Graham about voting for “candidates who support the biblical definition of marriage between a man and a woman, protect the sanctity of life and defend our religious freedoms.”
