SOBER.M/N:
Security experts said that this worm reports e-mail addresses
of victims back to its anonymous author--a technique known
as harvesting. Spammers typically buy these fresh addresses
to add to their lists of e-mail recipients. The e-mail containing
the worm is written in bad English with the subject line:
"I've got your e-mail on my account." The virus
writer is deliberately using broken English to convince people
the e-mail is not a virus. TRUE
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In
English and German, "I've Got Your E-mail on My Account"
messages are harboring viruses. REAL
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Beware
of scammers offering unopened boxes of stolen merchandise
for cheap prices. FRAUD
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Keep
up with the latest schemes for separating you from your money
with our updated-daily Scam Report
TRUE
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Photograph
shows headstone marking the grave of lawyer Johnnie Cochran?
FALSE
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Photographs
purportedly document a sandstorm in Iraq. TRUE
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Does
a photograph show a bathroom with an unusually painted floor?
FALSE
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A
bill known as the Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act, which
seeks to require insurance companies to cover a minimum 48-hour
hospital stay for patients undergoing mastectomies, is currently
before Congress. TRUE
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Were
Jane Fonda and Ted Turner refused service in a restaurant
run by a Vietnam War veteran? FALSE
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Does
part of the process of determining that a Pope has died and
is not merely sleeping call for him to be tapped on the forehead
with a silver hammer? UNDETERMINED
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The
U.S. military is paying high school kids to sign up for future
combat duty under a 'pre-enlistment' program. FALSE
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Another
entry in the annals of criminals who have unintentionally
turned themselves in by calling 911. TRUE
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The
origins of 'sagging' pants as a fashion style. FALSE
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Photograph
shows fireman receiving kiss of gratitude from a Doberman
he had just rescued from a house fire. MIXED
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The Amityville Horror: True story, or literary (and cinematic)
hoax? FALSE
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Updates
on the case of the finger allegedly found in a bowl of Wendy's
chili. UNDETERMINED
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A
pedestrian who stops by to use a funeral home's restroom hits
the jackpot. FALSE
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Hudson's Bay Company of Canada still makes annual payments
of elk and beaver pelts to the Queen of England. FALSE
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Was
the character of Ensign Chekov added to Star Trek in response
to a Pravda editorial? MULTIPLE
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What
happens when service industry employees are unfamiliar with
legitimate currency. FALSE
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Photographs
show examples of a body modification practice known as corset
piercing. TRUE
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Photograph
shows third-world protesters with mistranslated English signs.
FALSE
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Another
account of a building explosion caused by the use of too many
bug bombs. TRUE
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E-mail
lists valuable technological innovations brought about by
African-American inventors. MULTIPLE
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Spoof
news story: CNN has reported that rapper Tupac Shakur is alive.
FALSE
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A
short history of Daylight Saving Time. TRUE
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Are
the child actors from the Our Gang comedies falling victim
to a curse? FALSE
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Update
on the Egyptian girl who underwent surgery to remove a conjoined
twin head. TRUE
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Maryland
residents cowed by roaming bovines! Who's behind these sinister
occurrences? UNDETERMINED
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We
look at the possible connection between papal elections and
the saying 'Holy smoke!' FALSE
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A
newspaper editor's prank contest to see who could save the
most daylight. TRUE
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Soldier
scrawls his response to an unfaithful woman on the back of
a tank. UNDETERMINED
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E-mailed
warning claims gas stations are routinely imposing extra $10
fees on credit card customers. FALSE
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Photograph
shows a Vietnamese child affected by Agent Orange. Disturbing
image warning TRUE
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Are
rapists using little children who appear to be lost to lure
victims to them? FALSE
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