Taxpayers Receive IRS Form 990 Security Alert after Hack-Truth!
The Urban Institute’s National Center for Charitable Statistics sent out a security alert in February of 2015 after a hacker gained access to its Form 990 and e-Postcard filing systems.
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Security Compromise at Ebay Resulted in Requests to Change Passwords-Truth!
News of a security compromise at Ebay has gone viral on the Web. Is it true that the online auction site is requesting that all members change their passwords?
Homeland Security Warns to Disable Java in Computers-Truth!
Warnings issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have gone viral on the Internet and Social Media that warn computer users of vulnerabilities in the latest version of Java that could open their computers to attacks from hackers.
Do Asylum Seekers Get $2,100 Per Month Starting Their First Day in the United States?
A viral Facebook post compares asylum seekers to Social Security recipients, but it gets most of its numbers wrong.
President Trump Cutting Seniors $4,106 Check-Fiction!
President Trump isn’t sending $4,106 checks to seniors to make up for higher taxes on Social Security income under President Obama.
Medicare Premiums Predicted to Increase While Congress is Getting Pay Raises-Truth! & Fiction!
This one blames the 112 Congress, under the leadership of John Boehner, for increases in Medicare Premiums while at the same time they offer no cost of living increase to Social Security recipients yet voted themselves a cost of living pay raise. The email says that premiums in 2012 will go up from $96.40 to $104.20. In 2013 it says premiums will rise to $120.20 and in 2014 they will be hiked up to $247.00.
The Phone Call you Got About Jury Duty May be From Crooks-Truth!
The eRumor warns that you could get a phone call from someone claiming that you failed to show up for jury duty and that a warrant has been issued for your arrest. The caller then wants to confirm your personal information such as Social Security number and other financial data. The email says they are actually crooks who are trying to get enough information to commit identity theft.
Obama Agrees to Resettle 70,000 Muslim Refugees – Fiction!
President Obama has agreed to resettle 70,000 Muslim refugees from Syria and elsewhere in the Middle East. President Obama has awarded Social Security numbers to 5 million illegal aliens.
Refugees Earn More than Retirees-Fiction!
A forward email that complains that refugees get $2470 a month, an amount much higher than what retired people earn who paid into the social security system most of their adult lives.
A Bill has been Introduced in Congress to Register Firearms and Owners-Truth!
A forwarded email that says that Congress introduced HR-45, the Blair Hold Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009. The bill will make it mandatory for gun owners to have firearms registered and provide their Social Security numbers, drivers licenses, thumb prints and submit to a physical and mental evaluation.