“What I AM”-A Paid Ad in the Washington Post By a Republican Businessman–Truth! Summary of eRumor: A long and passionate defense of being a Republican written by a businessman and placed in the Washington Post newspaper. The Truth: The ad appeared in the Washington Post on 10/20/04. It was written and paid for by …
What I am, an ad in the Washington Post written by a passionate
Republican-Truth! Read More »
An Article on “What is an American” in Response to Reports of Rewards in Pakistan for Killing an American–Truth! Summary of eRumor: An inspirational article said to have been written by an Australian dentist. It says that in Pakistan, a published report said there was a reward available to anyone who killed an American. The …
A message that contrasts the compensation between victims of the Attack on America on September 11 with that given for the loss of a member of the military. It is said to have been written by Rush Limbaugh.
The “WTC” or “World Trade Center” Virus–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: An alarming email warning to watch for a virus named “WTC Survivor”, “WTC”, or “World Trade Center.” The Truth: This virus warning is a hoax. It sounds alarming and claims that the WTC virus will erase the entire hard drive on your computer. Some …
A “Super Volcano” is Threatening Yellowstone National Park in The United States–Disputed! Summary of eRumor: Changes in Yellowstone National Park may be signs of the overdue eruption of a “super volcano” underneath the park. The Truth: This is one of those stories that is based on some actual events happening at Yellowstone National …
“You Worry Me,” an Editorial by an American Airlines Pilot–Truth! Summary of eRumor: This commentary is allegedly written by American Airlines pilot Captain John Maniscalco. It asks Arab Moslems in the United States whether they will demonstrate that they want to bless and protect America and distinguish themselves from those who want to destroy America. …
"You Worry Me," an Editorial by an American Airlines
Pilot-Truth! Read More »
Zabasearch.com-A New Site That Probably has Your Name, Address, and Phone Number–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The email comes with the feeling of being a warning that a new site is being launched in May, 2005 that has information about you and others that you may not want to be seen on the Internet. The …
Zabasearch-a new site that probably has your name, address, and phone
number-Truth! Read More »
Democratic Senator Zell Miller’s Questioning of the 9/11 Panel–Truth! Summary of eRumor: Said to be a speech on April 8 by Senator Zell Miller on the floor of the U.S. Senate questioning the usefulness of the September 11 commission, a government panel investigating the events of the Attack on America. The Truth: The National Commission …
A Democrat criticizes the 9/11 Commission-Truth! Read More »
The Man Who Owed Zero and Had to Pay Zero to Correct His Bill–Unproven! Summary of eRumor: The story of a man who allegedly kept being billed $0.00 by a credit card company. He finally decided to send a check for $0.00. His bank called and asked why he wrote such a check …
The Man Who Owed Zero and Had to Pay Zero to Correct His Bill-Unproven! Read More »
Give to the Uniformed Firefighters Association to Help The Families of New York Firefighters Affected by the “Attack on America”-Truth! Summary of eRumor: A massively-circulated eRumor suggests giving donations to the Uniformed Firefighters Association in New York to help firefighters’ families. We’ve had multitudes of requests about whether this is a legitimate effort. …
The Uniformed Firefighters Association for donations?-Truth! Read More »
