A fifth-grade class in Texas Wants Your Emails Once Truth!-Now Ended! Summary of eRumor: This email says the fifth-grade class at Tomball Intermediate School in Tomball, Texas, is doing an email project and wants to receive emails from all over the world. The Truth: According to a spokesperson at Tomball Intermediate school, this …
Fifth graders in Texas want emails-Truth! But now Over! Read More »
The Body of a SCUBA Diver is Found on the Scene of a Forest Fire–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: On the scene of a forest fire in Southern California, fire officials discover the body of a man who was wearing a wet suit and complete SCUBA diving gear. An autopsy shows that the diver was …
The body of a SCUBA diver found in a California forest fire-Fiction! Read More »
The Suspicious Man At the Mall Who Helped Change a Flat Tire And Left His Killing Tools Behind–Fiction! Summary of eRumor:A woman recounts the story of being helped with a flat tire by a man in the parking lot of a shopping mall. He then asks for a ride to his car elsewhere in the …
The killer who offers to help change flat tires at malls-Fiction! Read More »
The Flight Number, Tail Number, Or Gate number, etc. of one of the Airliners Hijacked by Terrorists Tells a Story of Destruction when Changed Into a Particular Microsoft Font-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: An email says that the flight number of one of the airliners hijacked by terrorists on September 11 is “Q33NY.” If you highlight that …
The terrorist flight number that tells the story in graphics-Fiction! Read More »
The Meaning of the Folding of the American Flag-Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor: Message alleges that there is meaning to each fold of the American flag, for example, at a military funeral when the flag is presented to the family of the person who died. Most of them are of spiritual and religious …
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A Fourth-Grade Class In Riverton, Illinois Wants Your Emails-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The fourth graders at Riverton Elementary School in Riverton, Illinois, are conducting an email project. They ask that emails be forwarded and replies be sent to them until April 9, 2001. They are keeping track of the emails and where they are from on …
The Fuji Film company is distributing an official map to its customers that does not have Israel on it –Fiction! Summary of eRumor: The message says that the Fuji (film) company has been distributing a world map that does not include Israel. The implication being that the company is either taking a position against the …
Fuji Film left Israel off a map that is being distributed to customers-Fiction! Read More »
“Gel” Candles Can Explode–Fiction! The eRumor: This is a warning from a person who says his former secretary’s house burned down after a gel candle exploded. It says the fire marshal told the lady this was not the first time it has happened and that the gel candle emits a gas that can then explode and …
Gel candles are exploding and causing injuries-Fiction! Read More »
Email Says Presidential Candidate George W. Bush is a Born-Again Christian-Truth! Summary of eRumor: This email says Bush was asked in an interview about his faith and described that Billy Graham contributed to his decision to “commit my heart to Jesus Christ.” The Truth: Some versions of this eRumor say it is from …
Get a Savings Bond from Gerber Foods-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: An email claims that Gerber Food Corporation lost a class-action lawsuit for falsely advertising “all natural” baby products which were later found to have preservatives in them. As a part of the settlement, Gerber is required to give a $500 U.S. Savings Bond …
Gerber is offering savings bonds to parents as part of a lawsuit
settlement-Fiction! Read More »
