COMPUTER
WORM EXPLOITS TSUNAMI: A mass e-mail posing as a plea
for aid to help the victims of last month's Asian tsunami
disaster is actually a vehicle for spreading a computer
virus. The worm appears with the subject line: "Tsunami
donation! Please help!" and invites recipients to
open an attachment called "tsunami.exe" -- which,
if opened, will forward the virus to other Internet users.
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MORE: Sophos.com
REMINDER:
W32.Mydoom worm infects
computers of people who CLICK ON A LINK OR HYPERLINK in
an e-mail they receive (which does NOT contain an attachment,
as some earlier versions of the worm program have done).
CNN/Money.com
Tiny
radio-transmitter chips in high-security car keys and
swipe-by gasoline passes can be cracked using cheap technology.
REUTERS
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Obscuring
you car's VIN is a good way to decrease the likelihood
that your automobile will be stolen. FALSE
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During
the December 2004 tsunami, did elephants who had broken
free from their handlers rescue 42 people? FALSE
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An e-mail message about donations for tsunami victims
really harbors a computer virus. TRUE
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Is
your help is needed to identify a tsunami victim, a young
girl who 'does not remember anything'? NOT
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A
collection of photographs purportedly shows unusual deep-sea
creatures washed up by the Indian Ocean tsunami. FALSE
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Photographs
capture a cute little white bear cub in Manitoba. TRUE
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Photograph
shows a satellite view of the Indian Ocean tsunami? FALSE
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A
Romanian couple named their son 'Yahoo' — or did
they? FALSE
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MSN's
MapPoint service displays an unusually long route between
two Norwegian cities. TRUE
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Photographs
show Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates posing for 'Teen Beat'
magazine? Real
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Did
rapper 50 Cent undergo emergency surgery to reattach a
hand severed by a car door? FALSE
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Photographs
show a Florida man and the large hog he shot. TRUE
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Letter
from jailed man results in his family receiving help with
the plowing from the police. FALSE
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Breast
Cancer Patient Protection Act: An
update on the efforts to pass a bill in the U.S. Congress
mandating that insurance companies cover a minimum 48-hour
hospital stay for patients undergoing mastectomies. NOT
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Anti-seat
belt law advocate is killed in automobile accident. TRUE
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Hoax
tells consumers to avoid fish and seafood because it may
contain the Zulican virus. FALSE
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Custodian
demonstrates to schoolgirls how he removes lipstick from
a mirror. FALSE
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Someone
finally beat the Denny's Beer Barrel Pub challenge by
downing a six-pound hamburger in under three hours. TRUE
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Was
an Atlanta restaurant caught accepting a shipment of rats
and mice? FALSE
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Swearing
off the game for good, a golfer launches the bag containing
his clubs into a water hazard . . . momentarily forgetting
his car keys were in the bag. FALSE
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Photograph
shows a Mandarin Airlines flight taxiing past the charred
remains of a crashed airliner. TRUE
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A
good samaritan warns a female driver about the armed and
dangerous man hiding in the back seat of her car. FALSE
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Fired
oil rig worker gains revenge on former bosses by dropping
a piece of equipment in the well. FALSE
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Four
Christians in Philadelphia face a potential sentence of
47 years in prison for preaching in public. TRUE
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Video
clip shows a kayaker taking a direct hit from a killer
whale. FALSE
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Animators
pull a prank to see if Walt Disney can spot a naughty
image on a single frame of film. UNDETERMINED
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Photographs
show the results of a car vs. moose accident in Ontario.
TRUE
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Is your help needed to identify a young tsunami victim
and reunite him with his family? NOT
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Are
children orphaned by the Indian Ocean tsunami being offered
for sale via SMS messages? UNDETERMINED
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Purported
photographs of the tsunami that struck Indian Ocean shorelines
in Asia in December 2004. MOSTLY
FALSE Read More
Do
photographs show an orphaned fawn being cared for by a
pet dog? UNDETERMINED
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A
collection of old wives' tales and superstitions. MOSTLY
FALSE Read More
Updated
information on photograph of a U.S. soldier in Iraq growing
grass from gardening supplies sent by his wife. TRUE
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A
good Samaritan who saves Richard Nixon from drowning asks
only one reward: that no one tell his father. JOKE
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Daughter
of murder victims decries the removal of "So help
me God" from the courtroom oath trial witnesses are
sworn by. FALSE
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A
new California vehicle law regarding the use of headlights
while windshield wipers are in operation. MULTIPLE
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A
collection of legends involving patients and psychiatric
hospitals. MOSTLY
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