Four Christians Facing Prison For Demonstrating at Homosexual Event in Philadelphia–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor says that quoting what the Bible has to say about homosexuality in public in Philadelphia will be treated as a hate crime. It describes the arrest of a group of Christians who were preaching on a public sidewalk near …
Insulting Voice Mail at Pacific Palisades High School–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor says that parents at Pacific Palisades High School in California are suing the school because students who were absent or didn’t complete their work got failing grades. It also includes the alleged text of a school voice mail greeting that insults the …
Insulting voice mail at Pacific Palisades High School in
California-Fiction! Read More »
The Boy Who Played Chopsticks for the Great Paderewski–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The story of a little boy who was taken to a Paderewski concert by his mother. He slipped away from her, made his way to the platform, sat down at the concert piano and began to play Chopsticks. The crowd reacted …
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Post Offices In Texas Have Taken Down Posters With “In God We Trust” on them-Truth! Summary of eRumor: You are urged to write “In God We Trust” on the back of your mail in protest of reports that 2 Post Offices in Texas were forced to remove posters that displayed the nation’s motto. …
Post Offices in Texas told to take down posters with the nation's
motto-Truth! Read More »
The Huge Mountain Lion of Leon, Kansas, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Etc.-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This eRumor includes a picture of a large mountain lion saying it weighed more than 200 pounds and was shot in Leon, Kansas, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere. The Truth: The email is a hoax. According to the Kansas Department of Wildlife …
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Mechanically Separated Chicken for Food?–Truth! Summary of eRumor: An email message alerting readers to the existence of mechanically separated meats such as chicken and turkey. The writer says it is a carcass stripped of everything except tissue, immature sex glands, and bone and asks, “Shouldn’t consumers be made aware of what mechanically separated …
Forward an email to provide medical care for Natalie-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor claims to be from a woman named Krista Marie who says her baby, Natalie, has brain cancer. She says AOL has agreed to pay five cents for each email forwarded about her to help with medical costs. The Truth: …
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Nickelodeon Is Producing a Pro-Homosexual TV Program for Children-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The email directs you to www.conservativepetitions.com to try to halt the planned production of a “…program that will help normalize homosexuality among our nation’s children.” It says that the program is to be produced by Linda Ellerbee. It urges signing of …
The Terminally-ill Little Boy who Left A Letter about Being in Heaven–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor tells the emotional story of a mother whose little boy died during surgery for cancer. Later at her home, she falls asleep in the boy’s bedroom. She awakens to find a letter from him that says …
A simple riddle with a simple answer that was allegedly reported on Paul Harvey…and that Kindergartners answered more correctly than university seniors.
