Tie a Navy Blue Ribbon Around Your Mailbox Pole to Honor Postal Workers–Grass Roots Effort! Summary of eRumor:To honor postal workers who are in the line of fire when it comes to bioterrorism, tie a navy blue ribbon around your mailbox pole. The Truth: There is no official organization that we know of that is …
Cruelty to Kittens by Rearing Them In Jars–Fiction! Summary of eRumor:This email says there is a Japanese man in New York stuffing kittens into bottles and rearing them so they’ll take on the shape of the bottle. They are being called “bonsai” kittens and have become the rage in New York, China, Indonesia, and New …
Bonsai Kittens-cruelty to kittens by rearing them in jars-Fiction! Read More »
Breast Cancer can be Caused by Underarm Antiperspirants-Disputed! Summary of eRumor: An email claims that the use of antiperspirants is the leading cause of breast cancer. The theory is that toxins are released by sweat, especially under the arms, and antiperspirants are blocking the release of the toxins, allowing them to build …
Breast cancer can be caused by underarm antiperspirants-Disputed! Read More »
Forward an Email, Get Free Tickets on British Airways–Fiction! Summary of eRumor The eRumor says that due to the war in Iraq and the SARS virus outbreak, British Airways is having trouble getting passengers. If you’ll forward the email to help advertise the airline, you’ll get free tickets on British Airways. The Truth: According to British …
A boy named Michael sings to his baby sister who is in the hospital owing to serious medical problems and she gets better.
A Particular Kind of Envelope Associated with Deaths from anthrax–Fiction! Summary of eRumor:This is an anthrax warning. The writer says he or she got a call from a good source at the Centers for Disease Control saying that there have been 7 deaths from anthrax coming in the mail, all of them in the same …
Anthrax-deaths associated with a particular kind of envelope-Fiction! Read More »
Forward Emails about Savannah Foraker and She’ll Get Financial Help for Her Illness-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This email says it’s from Antonia Foraker of Delight, West Virginia and that her daughter Savannah has a rare blood disease. The email says that local businesses have offered to pay a nickel for each email that is forwarded …
Savannah Foraker-forward emails to help with her medical costs-Fiction! Read More »
Crooks are Getting Enough Information from www.anybirthday.com to Commit Identity Theft-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This message says that a friend of the writer got a warning from the IRS about www.anybirthday.com and that criminals are using it to steal personal information and Social Security numbers. It says that the crooks can get the birth information from the …
Anybirthday.com-crooks using the site for identity theft-Fiction! Read More »
AOL Is Splitting From The Internet-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This email says that effective April 15, AOL is separating itself from the Internet and will operate on its own. People will not be able to send and receive email between AOL and the rest of the Internet and, according to the email, AOL regards itself as …
AOL Is Splitting from the Internet and setting up its own technology-Fiction! Read More »
AOL and Intel Discussing a Merger and if You Forward an Email About it, They’ll Send Money-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: AOL and Intel are merging and to keep the value of their merger high, they are conducting an email test. It’s to keep the email usage of AOL at a peak level. If you forward …
AOL and Intel-get cash for forwarding an email about a merger-Fiction! Read More »
