Forward an Email for Jasmine, Who Lost Her Father in The World Trade Center and Whose Mother Needs Surgery–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The message is allegedly from an 11-year-old named Jasmine whose father died in the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and whose mother is hospitalized. She says …
Jennifer Tilly is Her Sister Meg’s Body Double in a Film Nude Scene–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A persistent rumor that actress Jennifer Tilly was the body double for her sister Meg in a nude scene in the film The Body Snatchers. The Truth: Jennifer Tilly says this rumor is not true. Her sister, Meg, …
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Harry Potter Author Admits She’s an Avowed Satanist–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A publication titled Post Mortem interviewed J.K. Rowling, the author of the popular Harry Potter series. In the interview, Rowlings allegedly admits that she is an avowed Satanist, a commitment that originated during her season of time as a single mother on …
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Lemon Fresh Joy Detergent Kills Mosquitoes–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The writer of the eRumor says that putting a couple of drops of Lemon Fresh Joy dish detergent in water on a white dinner plate will control mosquitoes. The email claims the tip was posted on a gardening forum. It claims that the bugs …
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The message includes the comments of U.S. District Court Judge William Young and his January, 2003 sentencing of convicted “shoe bomber” Richard Reid. In his comments, the judge explains to Reid why the stiff sentence was righteous and just.
The eRumor warns that you could get a phone call from someone claiming that you failed to show up for jury duty and that a warrant has been issued for your arrest. The caller then wants to confirm your personal information such as Social Security number and other financial data. The email says they are actually crooks who are trying to get enough information to commit identity theft.
Charleton Heston’s Speech at Harvard Law School-Truth! Summary of eRumor: Charleton Heston is said to have given a speech at the Harvard Law School which, at the time, was regarded as a boring presentation by a Conservative in a mostly liberal environment. Rush Limbaugh liked the speech, however, and read it on the …
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s November 2003 visit to U.S. troops in Afghanistan was spun into a fanciful tale of liberal pique online, framed in some iterations as a concerned email from an actual veteran. Clinton, who was a senator representing New York state at the time, did indeed visit Bagram Air Base on …
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This rumor started circulating shortly after then-Senator Hillary Clinton made a Thanksgiving visit to the soldiers in Iraq in 2003. It includes a picture of a U.S. soldier shaking hands with Sen. Clinton. He is also crossing the fingers of his left hand, which the email says is a soldier’s sign for coercion. The Truth: There …
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Bill and Hillary Pensions and House Payment-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The message alleges that even if Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is not reelected, she’ll get her full salary as a pension. If she dies, it goes to Bill Clinton. If Bill Clinton dies, his full presidential pension goes to Hillary. And, they are …
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