The Sober Worm Virus-Truth! : Most virus companies are referring to it as WORM_SOBER.AG or some variation with the word SOBER. It began circulating in earnest toward the end of November, 2005. There is a potential for some damage to your computer from this virus. It affects computers running Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, …
Sprint Phone Bills Will List All Calls to Israel as Being Calls to “The Palestinian Authority”–Fiction! Summary of eRumor:A lengthy email that claims to have documented the fact that on its phone bills, Sprint is listing calls to Israel as being calls to “The Palestinian Authority.” The sender of the email claims to …
Sprint phone bills will list all calls to Israel as being calls to Palestine-Fiction! Read More »
Starbucks emailed printable coupons to employees urging them to pass the coupons to friends and family. The coupons offered free iced coffee drinks.
Starbucks Charged Rescue Workers at the World Trade Center Collapse for Bottled Water–Truth! Summary of eRumor:There are several versions floating around the Internet, but the bottom line is that rescue workers at the World Trade Center collapse needed water in the midst of all the smoke and dust to help survivors they were …
Starbucks makes rescue workers buy water for survivors of the WTC collapse-Truth! Read More »
Police Officer in Prison Because Her Police Dog Bit a Robbery Suspect-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The forwarded email is an appeal for financial assistance from a former Maryland Police officer who is in prison for what she says is a wrongful conviction of her police dog biting a robbery suspect in 1995. The Truth: This …
Police Officer in Prison Because Her Police Dog Bit a Robbery
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Delete SULFNBK.EXE From Your Windows Command Folder Because It’s a Virus-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: An email warns you that a new virus is spreading and will activate on a certain date. Many versions also describe how the sender of the email searched his or her computer and found the file so is warning you in …
The Survivor of The World Trade Center Collapse who “Surfed” or “Rode” a Steel Beam Down-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: There are various reports. One says that a man “rode” the steel beams down as one of the towers of the World Trade Center collapsed on September 11, 2001. Another says that a firefighter “surfed” down …
The survivor of the World Trade Center collapse who rode the debris down-Fiction! Read More »
The Survival Story of Cary Sheih Who Was in the World Trade Center on September 11-Truth! Summary of eRumor:The first-hand account of Cary Sheih who tells of being shaken by the impact of a jetliner hitting Tower One of the World Trade Center, the escape from the 72nd floor of the building, and …
The Symmetry of the Date, Year, and Time on February 20…It Will Never Happen Again–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The message says that at 8:02pm on February 20, 2002, something will happen that has not occurred in more than a thousand years and will never happen again. The date, time, and year will be in perfect …
Forward an Email to Find Your “Secret Crush”…Or Else!-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: An email says you should send it to at least two of your friends. If you don’t, you will “pay with your life.” You’ve got one hour to do it and when you do, a snail will cross the screen and out of …
Forward an email to find out about your future love life-Fiction! Read More »
