Jul
20
2008
Snopes
- Rumor claims the U.S. government assigns Social Security numbers on the basis of race. - Photographs purportedly show a moose who had just given birth in the front yard of a house in Michigan. - Article contrasts compensation paid to families of September 11 victims with benefits paid to families of U.S. military personnel killed on active duty. - Did actress Catherine Bell correctly predict the results of the 2002 Super Bowl prior to the start of the NFL season? - About franchised postal center outlets charging more than official postal service rates for mailing items. - E-rumors claim that states are installing cameras along interstate highways that automatically track and ticket speeders. - Alert warns that entering "Automation Labs" into Facebook's "Block List" option will display a list of twenty people who have access to your Facebook account. - 'Triangle of Life' article provides advice about earthquake safety. - Hoax messages warn that communication with strangers will provide bad people with access they will use to harm you. - Fraud alert: Thieves steal card numbers and PINs by equipping ATMs with duplicate card readers and wireless cameras. - A collection of scams that flourish when economic times are tough. - Politician has an encounter with 'circle flies.' - Did KISS bassist Gene Simmons have a cow's tongue grafted onto his own? - Rumor claims that pop star Lady Gaga is an hermaphrodite. - State laws require motorists to slow down or change lanes when passing parked emergency vehicles. - Attorney's essay challenges the constitutionality of health care reform legislation. - Photographs purportedly show 'Giant George,' a 7-foot long Blue Great Dane. - Alert warns that an "Unnamed App" in Facebook's profile settings harbors a spybot. - Will all U.S. federal income tax refunds paid in 2010 be issued in the form of U.S. savings bonds? - Was the photograph used for a university's application booklet altered to include the face of a black student? - Article describes the fate of animal rights activists who protested the use of leather at a motorcycle gang rally. - E-mailed essay attributed to radio commentator Paul Harvey provides a list of things he wished for his listeners. - E-rumor claims cooking instant noodles along with the contents of their flavor packets turns the MSG contained therein toxic. - Photographs purportedly show a Ford Mustang ad campaign utilizing semi-transparent billboards. - Did a bill signed by President Obama mistakenly cede all of South Dakota to the Sioux? - Did 'phat' originate as an acronym formed from the phrase "Pretty Hot and Tempting"? - A plaque made for a 2002 Martin Luther King Day celebration mistakenly thanked James Earl Ray, King's assassin. - Photographs show icebergs with multi-colored striping. - McNeil Consumer Healthcare has announced a recall of several over-the-counter products, including Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl, and Rolaids. - Woman attributes shooting a mugger six times to her gun's not holding more than six bullets. - Legend claims the soft drink 7Up was named for the number of its ingredients. - How to donate to Red Cross earthquake relief efforts in Haiti via text message. - DISTURBING IMAGE WARNING: Photographs purportedly show a golfer whose arm was torn off by an alligator. - Comparison of North Dakotans' response to a blizzard to New Orleans residents' handling of Hurricane Katrina flooding - Crime warning: Thieves follow buyers from electronics stores and steal merchandise from their cars. - Supermarket calendar creates controversy by identifying December 7 as "Islamic New Year." - List details a "trifecta" of firsts related to President Obama. - Is making faces into security cameras now a federal crime? - Bride's attempt to hang up her wedding dress results in hotel evacuation. - Messages seek help in finding a 14-year-girl named Ashley Lewis gone missing from Kannapolis, NC. - Photograph purportedly shows a library facade lined with giant-sized representations of books. - Will pouring club soda on a fire ant mound kill the colony? - Punk rocker's 'Keep off the grass' tattoo is disrespected by a surgeon. - Does Facebook plan to begin charging users $4.99 a month in June 2010? - E-mailed account purportedly tells the real story of Tiger Woods' auto accident. - Ubiquitous press prankster returns for the holiday season to bedevil newspaper editors. - Letter chides California senator Barbara Boxer for asking a general to address her as "Senator." - Clever thief finds an inventive way to steal right under a guard's nose. - Is men's underwear referred to as 'BVDs' because the term is an abbreviation of the phrase 'Boy's Ventilated Drawers'? - Texted exhortation claims the phone company will donate $2 for a baby girl's heart transplant every time the message is forwarded.
Donate some spare change so I can buy myself a cup of coffee
