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.
Focus on “Amber Alerts” The term “Amber Alert” is being used a lot with stories about missing children. The Amber Alert system originated in Arlington, Texas after nine-year-old Amber Hagerman was abducted and murdered in 1996. A quick response is important in child abductions. A report in Time Magazine said that seventy-four percent of children …
Michigan Attorney General Issues Warning about Ameritech Opt-Out Notice to Customers–Truth! Summary of eRumor: The message says that Jennifer Grandholm appeared on the news to say that Ameritech intends to sell your account information unless you let them know by the end of the month that you don’t want them to. It then gives a phone number …
Ameritech criticized for "opt-out" policy-Truth! Read More »
Bryant Gumbel Interview with Billy Graham’s Daughter–Truth! & Fiction! Summary of eRumor:Supposedly an account of an Interview between television’s Bryant Gumbel and a daughter of the Rev. Billy Graham. On an evening program, Gumbel is said to have asked why didn’t God stop the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001? She said we’ve told God …
Anne Graham Lotz on morning television regarding Sep 11-Truth! Read More »
Anthrax Information Page Because of the concerns over anthrax in the United States, here is a list of authoritative links that can help separate fact from fiction. What is anthrax?Anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis. We found a lot of useful information posted at: Centers for Disease …
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 »
