Senator Feinstein Said That "All Vets Are Mentally Ill"-Fiction!
Angry emails have gone viral alleging that California Senator Dianne Feinstein, in a appeal for more gun control, made a comment calling all veterans mentally ill.
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Death rate comparison to Iraq and Washington DC-Fiction!
A comparison between the number of service men killed in action in IRAQ with the number of gun related deaths in Washington DC. It closes saying that the US should pull out of Washington DC.
Officer Danita Marsh Petition for an Extreme Make Over Home Edition-Truth! but a Grass Roots Movement!
An email petition nominating Officer Danita Marsh of Nashville for an ABC Extreme Makeover Home Edition. The email claims that Officer Marsh was ambushed, critically wounded and left paralyzed from the waist down while responding to a domestic violence call.
Did DHS Warn Law Enforcement of a Rise in Extremist Activity?
The findings of a 2009 report mocked by right-wing media have since been proven to be entirely correct.
There Are Spy Cameras Inside Digital TV Converter Boxes-Fiction!
A forwarded email with links to a video of someone taking apart a digital TV converter box to reveal a video camera and a microphone. The email claims that the government placed these devices in the converter boxes to spy on citizens.
Pictures from raid of drug dealer's house in Mexico-Truth!
Pictures From Raid of Drug Dealer’s House in Mexico-Truth! Summary of eRumor: The eRumor is mostly pictures of a vast stash of American money said to total $207 million and taken in a raid on a drug dealer’s house in Mexico. The Truth: The pictures are authentic. A BBC story from March 16, 2007 …
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The Elderly Female Carjacker-Fiction!
An elderly woman who pulled a gun on what she thought were four men trying to take her car. It turned out not to be her car and when she reported it to police there were four men there reporting an elderly lady hijacker.
Craigslist Personal Message to a Mugger-Unproven!
This is an alleged message to a mugger from his victim that is said to have appeared on Craig’s List.
General Peter Cosgrove Interview on Australian TV-Fiction!
This is a forwarded email that contains a transcript of an alleged interview that took place on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) between General Peter Cosgrove, the former Chief of the Australian Defence Force, and ABC host Leigh Sales. Sales was concerned about a group of Boy Scouts being taught by the general on how to properly handle a rifle. Sales asked if he was “equipping them to become violent killers.” The general quickly responded, “Well, Ma’am, you’re equipped to be a prostitute, but you’re not one, are you?” After a long period of silence the interview ended.
Hillary Clinton’s ‘Socialist’ Quotes
A chain mail attempting to smear the former Secretary of State distorted several of her remarks to try to make a case that she was a “socialist.”