FBI/SOBER
K VIRUS: Information about
the Sober K computer virus delivered in an email accusing recipients
of having visited "more than 40 illegal Websites"
and purporting to come from the FBI. TRUE
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If
you've received an email or instant message from MSN lately
asking for your credit card number, social security number,
or bank card PIN ... don't reply ... it's Internet fraud. SCAM
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Scammers
are pretending to be fraud investigation agents for Visa and
MasterCard in order to obtain credit card security codes. SCAM
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Woman
calls police because a fast food outlet won't make a cheeseburger
the way she wants it. UNDETERMINED
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The plastic strip embedded in U.S. bank notes enable the Feds
to tell how much money you have on you. FALSE
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A report on the "Luther Burger," an artery-clogging
bacon cheeseburger served on a Krispy Kreme doughnut bun. TRUE
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Fellow
threatens to eat his pet rabbit unless $50,000 is donated through
his web site. FALSE
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Update
to the Hogzilla saga: creature doesn't quite measure up to expectations.
Real
photo; inaccurate description
Health
warning claims disposable chopsticks are loaded with carcinogens.
FALSE
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Photograph
shows lions resting in the shade of an airplane's wing. TRUE
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A
hilariously garbled English translation of a Turkish airline's
rules and regulations. LEGEND
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Update
to the photograph showing a moose poking its snout into a McDonald's
drive-through window. Real
photo; inaccurate description
A
patron dining at a Wendy's fast food outlet found a human finger
in her bowl of chili. TRUE
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A collection of humorous articles supposedly taken from African
press accounts. JOKE
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Did
Monty Python member John Cleese pen a satirical piece announcing
the revocation of America's independence? FALSE
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Warning
about potential scam involving on-line airline ticket purchases.
UNDETERMINED
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Video
captures a DEA agent who accidentally shot himself while conducting
a presentation on gun safety. TRUE
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For
her 69th birthday, did Julie Andrews sing an old folks parody
of "My Favorite Things"? FALSE
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Some
new Wisconsin quarters contain a printing error that makes them
especially valuable. TRUE
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A
match used to splint a budgie's injured leg ignites and causes
the bird to explode. LEGEND
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E-mail
describes people who have supposedly eschewed retirement homes
in favor of living in hotels and on cruise ships. TRUE
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Controversy
over AOL's revamped Terms of Service for their Instant Messaging
(AIM) service. FALSE
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Photograph
shows a tearful veteran embracing a wounded Marine. TRUE
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Photograph
shows an unintentionally humorous warning sign placed on an
out-of-service printer. UNDETERMINED
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A
pregnant woman is accused of trying to shoplift a basketball.
TRUE
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Conned
or kind? Account of a Denver physician who helped a woman in
distress. UNDETERMINED
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Update
on an Australian mine planner's letter expressing frustration
at his difficulty in obtaining replacement parts for a Nissan-manufactured
bus. TRUE
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An
unsuccessful contestant on TV's The Contender committed suicide
after being bumped from the show. TRUE
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A
woman experiencing difficulty conceiving misunderstands what
her gynecologist is proposing to do to rectify the situation.
LEGEND
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Unbelievable
but true: Thief who tries to rob a gun shop is shot dead by
the store's patrons. TRUE
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Did
Coca-Cola's original diet cola drink, TaB, take its name from
an acronym for "totally artificial beverage"? FALSE
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Senate
candidate John Glenn delivered a stinging rebuke to a challenger
who accused him of never having held a job. TRUE
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Photographs
show a mouse caught in a printer toner cartridge. UNDETERMINED
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Is it real? Powerade commercial shows footage of basketball
star Lebron James sinking a series of extraordinarily long shots.
FALSE
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