The American Red Cross is Donating Fifty Cents for Every Fifty Emails Forwarded for Victims of Hurricane Katrina–Fiction! Summary of eRumor: There are a couple of versions of this eRumor. One is said to be …
Forward an email for the Red Cross for victims of hurricane
Katrina-Fiction! Read More »
Gift Certificate from Applebees Restaurants for Forwarding an Email to Your Friends-Fiction! Summary of the eRumor: This message claims to come from the founder of Applebees’ restaurants. It says that they want to get the …
Applebees restaurants gift certificates for forwarding an email for them-Fiction! Read More »
These appear to be very official looking emails from the Internal Revenue Service informing reader that their information on record needs to be updated.
Forward an Email for Gap Clothing and Get Free Product-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: There are several versions, but the theme is that GAP clothing wants to get the word out on the Internet …
GAP is rewarding you for forwarding emails for the company-Fiction! Read More »
Forward an Email to Five People…win $100-Fiction! Summary of eRumor: This simple email says to forward it to five friends and a box will appear on your screen telling you you’ve won $100. It …
Forward an email to five friends and win $100-Fiction! Read More »
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 …
Eighteen Year Old Jeff has cancer, forwarded emails will help pay his expenses-Fiction! Read More »
The subject of rumors, hoaxes, and urban legends is an entertaining one. The value of studying them, however, is far more than entertainment. The lessons learned are important to life. THE STUDY OF RUMORS HELPS …
What Do We Learn From Studying eRumors, Hoaxes, and Urban Legends? Read More »
A viral video purporting to show a time traveler from a quarter of a century in the future tells us more about disinformation and how the media amplifies it than it does about the decades ahead.
A bogus message from Mark, the director of Facebook warns that Facebook will become chargeable.
