Mel Gibson is Making a Movie About Jesus–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor cites an interview with Mel Gibson on Fox News with Bill O’Reilly and talks about the drama in Mel Gibson’s own life over the making of his new film “The Passion.”. It says that he’s taking a lot of heat for it, …
Pithy Exchange Between Senators John Glenn and Howard Metzenbaum–Truth! Summary of eRumor: Said to be debate between Senators John Glenn and Howard Meztenbaum on the floor of the Senate. Metzenbaum accused Glenn of never having held a real job. Glenn responded by saying he had served 23 years as a Marine including 2 wars, flying …
The Fifty States Reference God in their Constitutions–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The email includes phrases said to be from the constitutions of all fifty states in the U.S….and all of them acknowledge God, an interesting fact in the midst of controversy over the separation of church and state. The Truth: We checked them all …
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Golden Corral Restaurants Have Decided to Leave God Out of “God Bless America”–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: It is said that in September of 2002, a customer of Golden Corral in Tyler, Texas noticed that the windows of the restaurant, which were painted with a patriotic theme, also had the phrase “Bless America” with “God” left …
Golden Corral restaurants leave God out of "God Bless
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Typing Telephone Numbers Into Google.com Can Return Maps to the Number’s Address–Truth! Summary of eRumor: This is a warning that the search engine at www.google.com has a feature that will map the location of a telephone number. It suggests having Google remove your number so anyone with harmful motives will not be able to use …
Graduating Student Sneezes So Fellow Students Can Say “God Bless you” at Graduation Where Prayer was Prohibited–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The email doesn’t mention a time or place, but describes a graduation ceremony where prayer had been banned because of a court decision. All the participants were careful to stay within the guidelines until the …
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“Grammy Gordon,” the feisty Grandmother in a Wheelchair Who Decked Six Airport Security Guards-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The story is of an 83-year-old grandmother named Ruth “Grammy” Gordon who is confined to a wheelchair. She got into a scuffle with six security guards at an airport and got the upper hand on all of them. …
The Angry Granny Who Avenged Her Granddaughter’s Rape by Shooting The Rapists Where it Hurts–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A story from Australia. After her 18-year-old granddaughter was raped, 81-year-old Ava Estelle spent a week tracking down the two men who did it and used her 9-mm pistol to disarm them, sexually speaking. She shot both …
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It Takes Guts to say Jesus Virus–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A virus warning about a virus named “It Takes Guts to Say Jesus.” It says the virus is very dangerous, much worse than the infamous Melissa virus, and that it uses the Norton Utilities “reformat” function to reformat your hard drive and make you lose …
Picture of Child Who Survived the Tsunami and was Separated From Family –Truth! but a Happy Ending! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor includes a picture of a young boy who is said to have survived the tsunami near the city of Phuket, Thailand. The Truth: This email was published on the Internet after the …
Help identify a child who surivived the tsunami-Truth, but with a Happy
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