An Inspirational Message From The Dalai Lama–Fiction! Summary of eRumor:This collection of thoughts and recommendations has been circulating widely since shortly after the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C. Each of the emails says it is a teaching from the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan Buddhist leader. The Truth: This did not originate from …
The Dalai Lama issues a statement on terrorism-Fiction! Read More »
Help Find 7-year-old Danielle van Dam, Missing From San Diego–Truth! But Now Over! Summary of eRumor: Little Danielle van Dam was the object of what has become a nationwide search after her mysterious disappearance from the family home in San Diego. The Truth: This became a nationally-followed story with a tragic end. The body …
Help find 7-year-old Danielle van Dam from San Diego-Truth! But now over! Read More »
Congressional Testimony of Darrell Scott, father of one of the Columbine Shooting Victims-Truth! Summary of eRumor: Darrell Scott, father of Columbine High School shooting victim Rachel Scott, gave stirring testimony before a subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee. The Truth: Mr. Scott’s testimony was so powerful that a lot of folks …
Charles Darwin Became a Christian on His Deathbed and Renounced Evolution-Unproven! Summary of eRumor: Charles Darwin, the author of THE SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION in 1859 and the champion of evolution, renounced his evolutionary theory and became a Christian on his deathbed. This was reported by noblewoman Lady Hope who said she visited Darwin …
Charles Darwin became a Christian on his deathbed and renounced evolution-Fiction! Read More »
An email from ERIC WAYNE KEY says that his 31 year old sister-in-law, Dawne, has lung cancer, and he asks that you go to her website to consider helping the family financially or at least leaving a message of encouragement.
Pray for Dean Thomson, Severely Injured in a Sledding Accident-Truth! Summary of eRumor: An email requesting prayer says that 7th grader Dean Thomson of Wheaton, Illinois smashed head-on into a tree while on a Boy Scout sledding trip. He was taken to the University of Chicago with numerous gruesome injuries to his had and …
Pray for Dean Thomson, severely injured in a sledding accident-Truth, but Resolved! Read More »
A xenophobic message that circulated within days of the attacks lingers as online swill.
Summary of eRumor: This email claims that Laura Bush, the wife of President George W. Bush, is into genealogy and discovered a great-great uncle in the Bush family who was hanged for stealing horses. When the president’s image-makers were finished with the story, however, they had made the history of the great-great uncle sound like …
President George W. and Laura Bush’s Hospital Salute to a Soldier Injured in the Terrorist Crash into the Pentagon-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The account of a visit by President and Mrs. Bush to the Washington Burn Center shortly after the terrorist attack of a hijacked jetliner at the Pentagon. According to the story, Mrs. Bush …
The campaign against Excelsior Middle School was an example of how “indoctrination” claims get weaponized.
