Poet Maya Angelou highlights corporate racism-Fiction!

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Poet Maya Angelou Highlights Corporate Racism-Fiction!     Summary of eRumor:  This is a poem allegedly written by the well-known African American poet Maya Angelou who is remembered as having participated in the 1993 Presidential inauguration of Bill Clinton. The poem makes reference to clothing designers and manufacturers including Tommy Hilfiger, Guess, Nautica, Liz Claiborn, Ralph …

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Jada, a newborn who is very ill and you can help by forwarding an email-Fiction!

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Jada is a Newborn Who Needs Medical Help and You Can Provide it By Forwarding Emails- Fiction!     Summary of eRumor: This email says it’s from Anna Cohen from Albany, New York and that her granddaughter, Jada, is an infant in serious medical trouble.  She says the baby was born prematurely and has been …

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Tennessee high school principal's remarks about prayer at a football game-Truth!

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Tennessee High School Principal’s Remarks About Prayer at a Football Game-Truth!     Summary of eRumor:  This email is about Jody McCloud who is principal at the Roane County High School in Kingston, Tennessee.  In September, 2000, he opened a football game by saying that normally there would have been a prayer, but a Supreme …

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The preacher's prayer that stirred the Kansas legislature-Truth!

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The Preacher’s Prayer That Stirred Protest In the Kansas Legislature–Truth!     Summary of eRumor:  The email says that a session of the Kansas State Senate was opened in prayer by a Pastor Joe Wright.  His prayer was a sizzling one and prompted controversy.  The story says that several members of the Senate got up …

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Klingerman Virus is coming to people's homes in blue envelopes-Fiction!

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A Virus Deadly to Humans is Being Spread by Envelopes in the Mail –Fiction!   Summary of eRumor:  This email says a malady called THE KLINGERMAN VIRUS is being randomly spread through the U.S. Mail and that there have been deaths as a result.  Some versions say the warning has been issued by the Schwab …

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Krystava Patients Schmidt, a missing girl-Truth! Now Resolved!

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Twenty-month Old Krystava Patients Schmidt is Missing from Minnesota-Once Truth!  Now Resolved! Summary of eRumor: An email from the mother, Christine Schmidt, says she lives in Mounds View, Minnesota and that her 20-month old girl, Krystava Patients, has been abducted.  She says she was last seen with a “Becky Lynn Deamond” in 1997 who took …

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More kids going into Satanism because of Harry Potter books-Fiction!

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  Kids in Lock Haven, PA are Giving Up Their Christian Faith and Starting Satanic Churches because of Harry Potter Books-Fiction!   Summary of eRumor: This story describes alarming effects in the lives of kids who are Harry Potter fans.  It says the ranks of satanic temples are filling with children and quotes a 9-year-old …

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A self-administered CPR procedure involving coughing can save you during a heart attack-Fiction!

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A Self-Administered CPR Procedure Involving Coughing Can Save You During a Heart Attack-Not Recommended! Summary of eRumor:  This email says that in the event of a heart attack when you are by yourself, coughing repeatedly and vigorously can keep the heart beating until help arrives. The Truth: TruthOrFiction.com has checked with several sources, including the …

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