Naughty Robot
Status: Hoax
This "internet spider" allegedly collects personal, private, and sensitive information from your computer. |
MSN Hacker List
Status: Hoax
This email warns that you must send it out within 45 minutes to 10 people or dire consequences will occur. |
90# Warning
Status: Hoax
This warning states that AT &T technicians are calling people saying that you must dial 90# on your phone. This will actually transfer a call to an outside, long distance operator so the person can then make calls using your line. It only is true if your phone system requires you to dial 9 to get an outside... |
Hot Water in Microwave
Status: Hoax
This warning is basically true. We originally felt that the likelihood of this happening was very low but enough people have managed to make this happen for ABC News to do a segment on it. |
Heart Attack Warning
Status: Hoax
Want to know how to survive a heart attack alone? Give yourself CPR by coughing. Both the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross say this method of CPR is highly unlikely to save anyone. |
Q33NY Warning
Status: Hoax
This warning has no significance whatsoever. Also, the tail numbers of all US registered planes start with N.
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Static At The Gas Pump Warning
Status: Not A Hoax
Not everything said in this email is 100% true, but static electricity can cause a fire while you are filling your car with gas. To prevent this, don't get back in your car while you're gassing up. This can create a static buildup that will cause a spark when you touch the gas pump. This does not apply to ful... |
Don't Use Cell Phones At The Gas Pump Warning
Status: Hoax
While the risk of a cell phone causing a fire is extremely low, several companies, states, and even some countries have put up warning signs about using cell phones while refueling.
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Dr. Pepper Drops God Alert
Status: Hoax
Dr. Pepper put the words "One Nation...Indivisible" on their cans following 9/11. Some Christians are sending round a message to boycott Dr. Pepper because they did not include the words,"under God."
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Pepsi Drops God Alert
Status: Hoax
According to the Pepsi website, Pepsi has never even had a can with any part of the Pledge of Allegiance on it.
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Plastic Wrap Toxins Warning
Status: Hoax
If you follow the FDA advice on heating foods in the microwave you should not be at any significant risk.
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An Internet Flower for You
Status: Hoax
This hoax claims that Intel is warning of a supposedly destructive email named "An Internet Flower for You." |
Avoid "Ultra" Clorox Bleach
Status: Hoax
The eRumor says the lye has been added to make the bleach work faster but is difficult to rinse off surfaces so can be toxic to animals. |
Vitamin-C & Shrimp
Status: Hoax
This email says that there has been a case in Taiwan of a person eating shrimp shortly after taking vitamin-C and then dying.
This is totally false. |
The Contaminated Steak
Status: Hoax
This alleges that a woman got sick after eating at a restaurant in and later tests on the steak revealed it was contaminated with human urine.
There is no evidence from the restaurants, the hospitals, the county health departments, any published reports, or any other first-hand sources that it has happene... |
Jones Juice
Status: Hoax
An email claiming to be from a "Lt. Col. Hayes" warns not to drink Jones Juice, a new soft drink that contains hemp seed oil. Because hemp contains the active ingredient of marijuana, anyone drinking Jones Juice could test positive in a urine test for drugs. |
Lead In Lipstick
Status: Hoax
This email says that several lipstick brands contain lead and suggests a simple way to tell whether there is lead in your lipstick. |
Toxic Tampons
Status: Hoax
This email claims that U.S. tampon manufacturers are creating a larger market for their product by adding asbestos to the tampons which creates heavier menstrual flow. It also claims that there are cases of toxic shock syndrome occurring because of chlorine contamination from the manufacturing process.
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Poisonous Shampoo?
Status: Hoax
This email warns that a substance called "Sodium Laureth Sulfate" in many shampoos causes cancer. |
Exploding Gel Candles
Status: Hoax
This warning is from a person who says his former secretary's house burned down after a gel candle exploded. |
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