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Is that Picture For Real?

Nick Reddin wrote 1 day ago: We all get the forwarded emails from our uncles, parents, and of course our co-workers. Typically th … more »

Tags: verify, Pictures], fauxtography, urban legend

Christian the Lion2 comments

dionysius wrote 1 day ago: You may have heard about Christians vs lions, but have you heard about Christian the Lion ? This is … more »

Tags: Miscellania, Linkage, animals

Conservative fans react to McCain Iraq gaffe, Updated x34 comments

robnesvacil wrote 3 days ago: As the controversy over CBS’ creative editing of Katie Couric’s interview with Sen. John … more »

Tags: Illinois Review, John McCain, media, Presidential Campaign 2008, ABC News, Internet Hoax, Major General Louis Buckman, Martha Raddatz

ABC News Asks 60 Soldiers Who They'll Vote for - Doesn't Report the 54 For McCain

Ridgeliner wrote 1 week ago: This from Major General (ret) Buckman. My niece, Katelyn, stationed at Baluud , Iraq was assigne … more »

Tags: 2008 Election, Damn Lies, iraq, media, Skewed/Misleading, ABC News, lies, McCain, MSM

Strange Days3 comments

Mark wrote 3 weeks ago: Here’s an Osama rumor that apparently has a grain of truth to it. Since the Carlin post, I … more »

Tags: Goofy Crap

I. S. Wichman

calmerthanyouare wrote 1 month ago: I received this in an email forwarded by a friend, requesting that I forward it on to my friends, et … more »

Tags: muslims, Hate Speech?, I. S. Wichman, terrorists, CAIR

The Rise and Fall of a Gullible Man2 comments

abbeyroad69 wrote 1 month ago: I am endlessly amazed at the gullibility of the human race. Every time I think that people cannot be … more »

Tags: Politics, Psychology, election, Gullible, obama, Smear, fightthesmear, urban legend, Barack

Cellphones Popping Popcorn? Could it be true?1 comment

rochesterchiro wrote 1 month ago: It never ceases to amaze me that people will see something outrageous and their first instinct is t … more »

Tags: Current Events, popcorn cellphone, Cardo, Hoax, urban legend, YouTube, Scam, Radiation, Skeptic

Is it hoax? Check it first

Rinaldi Sahputra wrote 1 month ago: The Internet is the largest publishing machine that has ever existed and eRumors can spread around t … more »

Tags: Tips, Hoax

Obama Strikes Back3 comments

Quix wrote 1 month ago: It’s a political year and that means it’s time for smears and slander. Obama has been t … more »

Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, John Kerry, lies, Sen. Obama, obama, Slander, Senator Obama, Republican Party

Photoshopped Photos & Fancy Forwards1 comment

starbursidereus wrote 1 month ago: Do you know how to spot a fake photo? Doctored, photoshopped, butchered into something that never wa … more »

Tags: Review, Photography, eMail, Photoshop, Forensics, fake, Forwards, Emails, Scientific American

Where It Belongs4 comments

sheyduck wrote 1 month ago: My wife Rachel told me this morning that we’ve been asked (by email) not to use the new Dollar … more »

Tags: Politics, pop culture, christian culture, Bad Theology, coins, caesar

Defending Fallacy

thebbd wrote 1 month ago: Passed to us from a friend… Please be sure your son Alex understands that he “would be … more »

Tags: Culture, Adam Hilliker, detention, Fallacy

Random Thoughts and Moments1 comment

shaverrhea wrote 1 month ago: I was sitting in a McDonald’s with a friend eating an Oreo McFlurry that had all the Oreo crum … more »

Tags: Books, bush, clothing, Coldplay, Dating, employers, ferrite, Friends, girl

don't untie the yellow ribbon.

absintheory wrote 2 months ago: When I was a kid there was a spooky urban myth regarding a woman who was newly trothed to a man who … more »

Tags: Curiousity, Men, Saudi Arabia, The Times, yellow ribbons, decapitation by accident

I Snopes You Don't27 comments

Say It wrote 2 months ago: I am always amazed when highly educated people feed into gossip and rumor. I feel that if you went t … more »

Tags: Politics, bunch of crap, Debunking, urban legands

Good Luck for Me

Mark wrote 2 months ago: Completely unbiased proof that being fat is good for you. … more »

The teacher becomes the student...

0dd1 wrote 2 months ago: Have you ever been forced to do something you know that you don’t need to do?  At least you … more »

Tags: Life, sarcasm, Psychology, Philosophy, Sociology, World War II, nuremburg trials, john kallam, College Professors

Snopes

Fessic wrote 2 months ago: One of the downfalls of the internet is that with so much information zooming around out there it … more »

Tags: Notable Websites, fessic, Web, Reference, Site, Useful, Websites, best, Notable