Rumors that Ebola was spreading in the U.S. and that a second patient had been diagnosed with Ebola swept the Internet after Thomas Duncan, the first person to contract Ebola in the U.S., died on October 8, 2014.
The story of a helicopter pilot, Major Ed Freeman, who flew his unarmed Huey into to the battle zone during the Viet Nam War multiple times to supply troops and evacuate wounded personnel after the MediVac helicopters were ordered to stop evacuations. This act of courage earned Major Freeman the Flying Cross and decades later, the Congressional Medal of Honor.
A home remedy tip that says using egg whites on burns will produce positive results because they contain collagen, a substance used for treating burns.
An elderly woman who pulled a gun on what she thought were four men trying to take her car. It turned out not to be her car and when she reported it to police there were four men there reporting an elderly lady hijacker.
A video from the CBN television network reports on a Florida physician who is promoting the use of pure coconut oil as possible treatment for Alzheimer’s symptoms. She tells the story of helping her own husband overcome some Alzheimer’s symptoms.
A forwarded email that says that a new coin has come out this month [February, 2007] that does not have the phrase “In God we Trust” on it. The email says the government is monitoring to see whether it gains public acceptance and asks who was responsible for the change. The writer speculates that it is part of an effort to leave God out.
This is a forward email about Martha Raye who entertained the troops with the USO service organization during World War II and our conflicts in Korea, and Viet Nam. The eRumor tells of an account where she pulled rank on an Air Force Captain to treat the wounded onboard the aircraft while she was on route to military base for a USO show The eRumor also says that when she died she was buried at Fort Bragg and the only woman in the special forces part of the cemetery.
A message that is packaged in the form of television detective Lieutenant Colombo raising questions about the documentation of aspects of the life of presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama.
A forwarded eRumor about concert musician, Joshua Bell, who played six Bach pieces on his violin to commuters at a Metro station in Washington DC on a cold January morning during rush hour. The eRumor claims that this was a social experiment put on by the Washington Post.
Used condoms are being recycled into hair bands in southern China threatening to spread sexually-transmitted diseases and bacteria.
