Summary of eRumor: This eRumor is usually in pictures without any text although sometimes there is mention of a beach in Maryland. It is a collection of pictures of Jesus sculpted in sand. There are numerous Internet sites that have the pictures posted without reference to where the sand sculptures appeared or who the artist …
Inspirational sand sculptures in Maryland-Truth! Read More »
Sears is Providing Financially for Employees Who are Reservists on Active Duty-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor says that Sears is doing more than the law requires by paying the difference between active duty pay and their salaries for reservists called to serve and providing other benefits. The Truth: According to a spokesman …
Sears is Providing Financially for Employees Who are Reservists on Active
Duty-Truth! Read More »
Secret Service Impressions of the Clintons and the Bushes–Unproven! Summary of eRumor: The email says it’s the observations of a “Secret Service Officer” who guards presidents. It is critical of the Clintons and complimentary of the Bushes. The Truth: There is no substantiation of this email. The Secret Service agent is quoted anonymously, is called …
A Secret Servie agent's impressions of the Bushes versus the
Clintons-Unproven! Read More »
A “Sign” From God After a Florida Hurricane-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor says that the high winds of Hurricane Charlie in Florida in 2004 ripped a previous sign from a billboard, leaving a previous billboard visible for all to see that said, “WE NEED TO TALK…GOD” The Truth: Hurricane Charlie was one of …
Kerry Supporter Who Stole Bush Campaign Sign is Arrested For Multiple Crimes-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The first-hand story of a Bush supporter in the 2004 presidential race who caught someone stealing a Bush sign from his front yard in Vancouver, Washington. The thief turned out to be driving without a license, using license plates …
The Criminal Kerry Supporter Who Stole a Bush Sign-Fiction! Read More »
Unconditional Acceptance at McDonald’s–Unproven! Summary of eRumor: The story of a woman who for a college class was supposed to smile at folks and note their reactions. She runs into a couple of homeless men at McDonalds, engages their smiles, buys them breakfast, and learns a lesson in what she describes is unconditional …
The power of a smile and unconditional acceptance at McDonald's-Unproven! Read More »
Truck Driver Who Turned-in the DC Snipers Had Prayed They Would be Caught–Truth! Summary of eRumor: Truck Driver Ron Lantz, according to the eRumor, was among 50 other drivers who had met to pray that the Washington DC snipers would be caught. A week later, Lantz turned out to be the one who …
The man who found the DC snipers had prayed for them to be caught-Truth! Read More »
NASA Spent $12 Million For a Space Pen While the Russians Just Use Pencils–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The message says that the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration spent ten years and $12 million developing a pen that writes in zero gravity for use by astronauts. The pen will write upside down, underwater, …
NASA Space Pen: a ten-year, $12 million price tab-Fiction! Read More »
Your Email Privileges Will be Suspended if You Don’t Sign Up Afresh-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This message says your email account is being disabled because of “improper using.” You are supposed to click an attachment to sign up again. The Truth: This is not technically a virus, according to the virus experts, but it does …
Renew your email account because it's been suspended-Fiction! Read More »
The Petroleum Equipment Institute Report on Gasoline Fires Started by Sparks-Truth! Summary of eRumor: A message said to have resulted from a conversation with Robert Renkes of The Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI) who says there have been more than 150 cases of fires caused by sparks from static electricity igniting gasoline vapors. The …
The Petroleum Equipment Institute report on gasoline fires started by sparks-Truth! Read More »
