Alabama Judge Refusing to Remove the Ten Commandments from a State Building–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor encourages support for Alabama Supreme Court Justice Roy Moore who was ordered by a U.S. appeals court to remove The Ten Commandments from a state judicial building. The judge has refused to remove it. The Truth: …
Letter From Ed Koch Protesting an Offensive Racial Cartoon at Rutgers University–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The message includes two letters said to have been written by former New York mayor Ed Koch in response to a controversial cartoon that was published in a student publication at Rutgers University in New Jersey. The cartoon depicted a …
Ed Koch speaks out against an anti-Semitic cartoon at Rutgers-Truth! Read More »
Letter from an American Soldier in Iraq with Good News-Truth! Summary of eRumor: This widely circulated email goes beyond the headlines from Iraq and talks about some of the successes from the standpoint of a soldier with an engineering division. The Truth: This email started circulating after the cessation of hostilities in Iraq …
An Appeal for Prayer from Army Chaplain in Iraq About the Upcoming Iraqi Elections in January, 2005–Unproven! Summary of eRumor: An email from Army Chaplain Lyle Shackleford asking for prayer in advance of the 2005 Iraqi elections. The Truth: We have no reason to doubt the authenticity or sincerity of this appeal for prayer, but …
Appeal for prayer for the Iraqi elections from an Army chaplain-Unproven! Read More »
Help Find 5-year-old Sabrina Fair Allen, Missing from Texas-Truth! Summary of eRumor: There are several versions of an eRumor that says 5-year-old Sabrina Fair Allen is missing and your help is needed to find her. A picture is commonly with the eRumor as well as some telephone numbers you can call if you have any …
The Story of the Sandpiper–Unclear! Summary of eRumor: This story is about a woman dealing with the death of her mother who encounters an apparently happy little girl on the beach who, at first, is annoying to her but in the end turns out to be a source of deep thought and inspiration. …
Sandstorm in Iraq Uncovers Land Mines in the Desert, Saving Many Lives-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor says that a sandstorm followed by rain during the war in Iraq in 2003 saved many lives by uncovering a large number of anti-tank and anti-personnel mines. The Truth: Sandstorms did affect the progress of coalition troops …
Pictures of Huge Dust Storm in Iraq-Truth! Summary of eRumor: A picture of a dust storm brewing on the horizon and said to have been taken in Al Asad, Iraq. The Truth: The picture appears to be authentic and is one of many that were sent to friends and family back home from …
Donate to Save Toby the Rabbit’s Life-Unproven! Suspected Hoax! Summary of eRumor: Radio, TV reports, and emails about www.savetoby.com, a site that says a bunny is going to be killed on June 30, 2005 unless $50,000 is raised. The Truth: At this writing, the site is real. It was posted in March, 2005, …
Donate to save Toby the rabbit-Unproven! Probable Hoax! Read More »
Veteran CNN Reporter Breaks Down On The Air After Being Touched by the Quality of American Marines-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor says CNN’s Martin Savidge offered to let some Marines call home from the Iraq war on his video phone. One of them, a 19-year-old Marine asked if his platoon sergeant could …
