The Hippo and the Tortoise Who Became Friends After the Tsunami-Truth! Summary of eRumor: A story and pictures tell of a baby hippopotamus and a giant tortoise who linked up as friends after being displaced by the tsunami waves in Kenya, Africa. The Truth: This odd pairing really did happen. According to numerous news …
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Formation Flight of Jet Fighters Spell “USA”-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The picture is of a large number of U.S. jet fighters flying in a formation that spells the letters “USA” and is said to be from an event at Randolph Air Force Base. The Truth: We ran the is picture through …
Jane Fonda and Ted Turner Rebuffed at Montana Restaurant-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The story claims that a caller to a radio station witnessed an encounter between Jane Fonda, her then husband Ted Turner, and a restaurant owner in Montana. The couple arrived for dinner but was told that there was a 45-minute wait. They called …
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Ford Motor Company’s Support of Gay & Lesbian Causes-Truth! Summary of eRumor: This widely circulated eRumor is a forward of an alert from the American Family Association, a Conservative watchdog group in Mississippi. It urges a boycott of Ford Motor Company because of the company’s support of various gay and lesbian efforts. The Truth: The …
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U.S. Burger Chains are Buying Foreign Beef–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The writer of the eRumor accuses McDonald’s and Burger King of making the unpatriotic decision to start purchasing beef from foreign sources and urges a boycott. Another version adds to this by saying that some of the beef is being purchased from South American. The …
Advanced Russian Fighter Found in the Sand in Iraq-Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Several Iraqi fighter jets are said to have been found buried in the desert in Iraq including a Russian MiG-25 “Foxbat.” The eRumor says the find was significant to the U.S. because of the sophisticated systems aboard the planes. The …
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A McDonald’s Certificate For a Free Salad-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This is an email with a colorful attachment that is a coupon or certificate for a free “Premium Salad” at McDonald’s. The Truth: McDonald’s says this slick, professional-looking certificate is not valid. An official notice on their website says McDonald’s had nothing to with the …
French’s Mustard Calls the French People “Yellow”–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A statement represented as being from the French’s Mustard Company says the product is not made in France and that the only thing they have in common with the French is that they are both yellow. The Truth: The folks at French’s Mustard did not …
Friends Forever, an Email With a Video if You Forward to Your Friends-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: An inspirational message of sorts. It says that someone is thinking of you and that if you forward the email to 11 of your friends, you’ll see a funny video The Truth: It’s a hoax. There is no video …
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An Address at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to Which You Can Send Spam–Truth! Summary of eRumor: A simple forwarded email that says you can send complaints about Spam directly to an email address at the Federal Trade Commission The Truth: The eRumor is apparently true. There is an official FTC “Consumer Complaint Form” on …
