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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Some Dryer Softener Sheets can Clog your Lint Filter–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor is a first-hand account of a person whose heating unit in a clothes dryer failed. The man who repaired it pulled out what appeared to be a clean lint filter but when taken over to the kitchen sink would not allow …
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Human Dung Used To Generate Electricity at South African School–Probably Truth! Summary of eRumor: The story tells of a teacher in a poor area of South Africa who wanted his students to learn computing. He got Dell to offer to donate computers, but he needed electricity. After a failed attempt at solar power, he settled …
Human dung used to generate power at a South African School-Probably
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Kyle, the 14-year-old Who Died From Inhaling Dust-Off–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The email is a long letter from a grieving father warning others about the potentially lethal effects of inhaling the compressed air product “Dust-Off.” It describes the death of his 14-year-old son. The Truth: The “Jeff” of this email is Jeff Williams of …
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Don’t Respond to an E-Card Sent From “friendlygreetings.com”–Truth! Summary of eRumor: A warning is circulating on the Internet about a “virus-like” program that says a friend has sent you an e-card, but if you respond to it, all the addresses in your Outlook address book will be sent to the greeting card company. The …
The "friendlygreetings" e-card that acts like a virus-Truth! Read More »
Einstein Proves That God Exists in a Confrontation with a Professor-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This is an account of a classroom encounter between young Albert Einstein and a professor who was arguing that the Christian faith is a myth. Einstein argues that evil is the absence of God in the same way that darkness is …
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John Kerry’s Hometown Newspaper Endorses George Bush For President–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The forwarded email includes what appears to be an editorial said to be from the Lowell, Massachusetts Sun Newspaper, endorsing George Bush for President over John Kerry. The eRumor says that Lowell is the hometown of John Kerry. The Truth: John …
John Kerry's hometown paper endorses Bush for President?-Truth! Read More »
A beautiful picture of a nebula said to have been taken by NASA and the space-based Hubbell telescope. The eRumor says the scientists call it “The Eye of God.”
The Young Football Player Who Went All-Out so His Blind Father Could “See” Him Play-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: The touching story of a kid who was small for his size, but kept doing his best at football, cheered by his loving father. Despite the fact that the boy virtually never got to play, …
The football player to performed for his blind father-Unproven! Read More »
The State of Florida has Allowed A Muslim Woman to Have Her Drivers License Photo Taken with Her Face Covered–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The story claims that a Muslim woman objected to uncovering her face for a drivers license picture, so the state of Florida allowed it. The story then goes on to quote a …
