The Sailor Who Gave Up his Son’s Life To Save His Son’s Friend–Unproven! Summary of eRumor: A pastor invites a guest minister to briefly share during an evening church service. The guest tells a gripping story of a sailor who was on the ocean in a sailboat with his son and one of his …
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Forward an Email, Get Medical Care for Kalin from Alabama- Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This email says it is from Katie Relek of Alabama. It says her son, Kalin, is 7 years old and was struck by a car in front of her home. She says he’s alive, but in serious condition, has …
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KAMA SUTRA or BLACKMAIL VIRUS-Truth! At the end of January, 2006, there were warnings about a computer virus that would have been the first large viral attack on the Internet of 2006. It was named by some virus experts as the KAMA SUTRA WORM and by others as the BLACKMAIL WORM. There are …
Beware of Crooks Disabling ATM Machines to Get Your Card–Truth! Summary of eRumor: There is more than one version of this being circulated. One is in narrative form from a person who said she was scammed at an ATM machine. She was trying to use the machine, but got a message that it was …
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Email Petition To The President Sponsored By Mothers Against Drunk Driving-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This email says it is part of an effort by MADD to get 5,000 signatures to the President of the United States. It then includes an emotional poem written from the perspective of a young person writing to …
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The Stunning Picture of an Iceberg From an Oil Drilling Manager Off Newfoundland–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: A photo of an iceberg, showing the portions both above and below the water, is circulated with an explanation of where it came from. According to the eRumor, the photo was taken by a drilling rig manager for Global …
U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno Identifies Christians as Cultists-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: It is said that Attorney General Janet Reno appeared on “60 Minutes” on the CBS television network on June 26, 1999, and described some of the common characteristics of cultists. Her description, however, was the exact profile of many committed Christians. …
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Eighteen Year Old Jeff Has Cancer, Forwarded Emails Will Help Pay His Expenses-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Jeff deLeon has lung cancer from second hand smoke as well as a tumor from being beaten. The doctors say he’ll die without medical care, but his family can’t pay for it, so Make A Wish foundation will …
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Five-year-old Jessica Koopmans is Missing in Canada-Once Truth!–Now Resolved Summary of eRumor: Little Jessica Koopans is missing after having been taken from her front yard in North Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. The Truth: This email got started shortly after Jessica disappeared on May 4, 2001. Six days later, her body was found about an hour away …
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The Christians Who Upstaged Their Atheist Russian Leader–Unproven! Summary of eRumor: This story talks about Ivanovich Bukharin, a powerful Russian leader in the early part of the 20th century. In 1930, he is said to have traveled to Kiev to deliver an address to a large crowd on the subject of atheism. After a …
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