SPECIAL
WARNING: New version of W32.Mydoom worm infects computers
of people who click on a link/hyperlink in an e-mail they
receive (which does NOT contain an attachment, as some earlier
versions of the worm program have done). The text of
the e-mail may include the following:
"Congratulations!
PayPal has successfully charged $175 to your credit card.
Your order tracking number is A866DEC0, and your item will
be shipped within three business days. To see details please
click this link."
OR: "Hi!
I am looking for new friends. My
name is XXX, I am from Miami, FL. See my homepage with my
weblog and last webcam photos! See you!" CNN/Money.com
After
the implementation of "Check 21" on 28 October 2004,
consumers will no longer be able to "float" checks.
PARTIALLY
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E-mail claims SunTrust Bank is asking customers to verify
their account details due to "a large number of identity
theft attempts." FRAUD
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Crooks
unintentionally turn themselves in by calling 911. TRUE
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Missing
child hoax: A nine-year-old girl named Penny Brown is a three-year-old
figment of someone's imagination. FALSE
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Photographs
show a truck crashed into a mobile home by a disgruntled ex-spouse?
UNDETERMINED Read More
Is
a photograph showing an American Airlines airliner with an
engine on fire real? FALSE
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If
John Kerry were elected President, the Secret Service would
have to protect him and every property he owns for the rest
of his life. FALSE
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Drug-laced suckers are being handed out to children in Arkansas.
MULTIPLE
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Current
spooky story: Clown statue that spooks babysitter turns out
to be a man hiding in the house. LEGEND
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John
Eisenhower, son of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, explains
why he will be voting for John Kerry for president. TRUE
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Election
sign thief gets arrested for pilferage, DUI, and sales tax
evasion. RUMOR
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How to show support for your candidate in the 2004 presidential
election. JOKE
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Photograph
shows U.S. soldier in Iraq growing grass from gardening supplies
sent by his wife. UNDETERMINED
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The
return of an infamous Monica Lewinsky quote. JOKE
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Another
humorous twist on the Nigerian Scam. JOKE
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Osama
bin Laden was captured long ago, but the U.S. government is
keeping this news under wraps until just before the 2004 presidential
election. RUMOR
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Is
the current flu vaccine shortage attributable to a lawsuit
handled by Vice-Presidential candidate John Edwards? FALSE
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HIV+
blood has been slipped into ketchup dispensers in fast food
restaurants. FALSE
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The
story of a female motorist's fleeing from a rapist pretending
to be a cop is still going strong two years later. MULTIPLE
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Do
photographs show a prototype of a new F/A-37 "Talon"
military plane? FALSE
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For
John Kerry's Labor Day 'front porch' stop in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
residents told to take down their Bush/Cheney signs. FALSE
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Sports and politics intersect: Has the outcome of Washington
Redskins football games correctly predicted the winner of
every U.S. Presidential election since 1936? TRUE
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A
humorous old urban legend involving a barrel of bricks is
slipped into a Saturday Night Live spoof of the presidential
debates. LEGEND
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