The Boy Who Was Saved From an Alligator-Because His Mom Would Not Let Go–Unproven! Summary of eRumor: A little boy went swimming one afternoon in a lake next to his home in Florida. His mom was watching from her window and saw an alligator swimming for the boy. She got to the dock just in …
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Pray for 15-year-old Amanda-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This eRumor includes a message from a 15-year-old girl named Amanda and another message from her mother. It says that Amanda is suffering from a mysterious degenerative medical condition and wants people to pray for her and let her know they are praying. She says the Make-A-Wish Foundation …
The “God Bless America” Corn Maze in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee-Truth! Summary of eRumor: This eRumor is a picture from the air or a cornfield that has been cut to show a map of the United States along with the words “God Bless America.” It says it is the work of a farmer in …
Andy Rooney’s View of the World–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A commentary attributed to CBS’s Andy Rooney. The Truth: This is a compilation of comments from at least a couple of sources including an eRumor that has been circulated as having been written by either Ted Nugent or George Carlin. The actual origin, we have …
This is an alarming email that contains an article that alleges students in Wyoming are being injected with RFID chips during the launch of Obamacare. The article said that “overall public opinion of the RFID seems to be positive among the Hanna, Wyoming’s townsfolk.”
Christmas Wreaths At Arlington Cemetery-Truth! Summary of eRumor: A picture of beautiful Christmas wreaths on graves at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The wreaths have allegedly been donated since 1992 by Merrill Worcester of the Worcester wreath company. The Truth: The picture and the story are true. His name is actually Morill Worcester (not …
Thank the Soldiers In Iraq and Elsewhere With a Free Card through Xerox-Truth! //–> Summary of eRumor: You are encouraged to go to www.letssaythanks.com where you can pick out a thank you card that Xerox will send to a soldier in Iraq or some other place of service. The Truth: This eRumor …
This is a forwarded email that contains a story that alleges that General Chuck Yeager was one of the fighter pilots who flew over the funeral procession of President Eisenhower in March of1969.
Michigan state unversity professor Indrek Wichman’s protest of Islam after Moslem students protested the publishing of a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammed as a terrorist.
This is an article that said that William Hung, who became an unlikely star because of the American Idol television show, died of an intentional overdose of heroin.
