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. READ
MORE: Sophos.com
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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Oscar-related
rumor: Is award-winning actor/director Clint Eastwood the son
of a famous film comedian? FALSE
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Current
rumor asserts R&B singer Ciara was born a male. FALSE
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Photograph
shows an in-flight airliner with panels missing from one of
its engines. TRUE
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E-mail
chronicles various ways scammers might obtain your credit card
numbers. POSSIBLE
BUT NOT COMMON Read More
Photographs
show Swiss landscape and vehicles encrusted with ice from severe
cold weather. TRUE
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The
federal holiday observed in the United States on the third Monday
of February is officially designated as "Presidents' Day"?
FALSE
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Did
actor Jon Heder (of Napoleon Dynamite fame) die in a car crash?
FALSE
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Washing
the lint filter in your clothes dryer can help extend the lifespan
of that appliance. TRUE
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Photograph
shows a bridge-tunnel system passing underwater between Sweden
and Denmark. FALSE
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Photograph
shows a moose poking its snout into a McDonald's drive-through
window. UNDETERMINED
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Photographs
show a rock painted with patriotic scenes alongside an Iowa
highway. TRUE
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Under
the LARK program, Taliban detainees are being housed with liberals
who disagree with the government's treatment of prisoners kept
at Guantanamo Bay. FALSE
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Photograph
shows a baby hippo and a tortoise who have become friends in
captivity. TRUE
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Do
American consumers risk losing their right to purchase and use
vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements? MULTIPLE
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Humorous
offering about a dead contract worker wheeled into work by his
wife, who subsequently demanded his employer pay for his time
on the job. FALSE
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Photograph
shows a motorcycle accident victim impaled by a wooden post.
UNDETERMINED
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Update
about Avon Canada's donating 10¢ to breast cancer research
every time you interact with an animated bear. NOT
TRUE ANYMORE Read More
Photographs
show a mermaid-like creature discovered in the wake of the 2004
Indian Ocean tsunami. FALSE
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Actor
Denzel Washington made a large donation to the Fisher House
Foundation after visiting Brooke Army Medical Center. TRUE
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Legend
of the moment: Forbidden by the city's Muslims to celebrate
Christmas in Meulaboh, Christians instead gathered on a high
hill nearby and so were spared from the tsunami that wiped out
the city. FALSE
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Missing
child alert for Briana Hennigan, a 13-year-old girl from Zachary,
Louisiana. NOT
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Photographs
show a half-ton shark caught in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. TRUE
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Glurge
about notorious mob lawyer "Easy Eddie" O'Hare, his
son Butch, and the value of honesty and integrity. FALSE
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Voicemail
message describes a confrontation between a male motorist and
four women after a minor traffic accident. UNDETERMINED
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Naked
woman distracts older male drivers by washing their windshields
while her partner robs the cars. JOKE
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