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- Clearing up red light rumors
published on November 20, 2009 06:50:00 am
The Hillsborough Sheriff's Office says an e-mail circulating that offers some warnings about the county's six new red light cameras is a modern-day chain letter. - Don't fall victim to e-mail's cell hoax
published on November 17, 2009 05:30:00 am
A bogus e-mail warning cell phone users to register their numbers with the government's Do Not Call registry is making the rounds again. If you get it, hit the delete key. - Tony Walter column: Albino moose legend continues to roam the Internet
published on November 17, 2009 05:30:00 am
The gun deer season is almost upon us so it's an appropriate time to let hunters know what's out there or, in this case, what isn't. The albino moose isn't. - Leader: Modern chain mail
published on November 14, 2009 09:00:00 pm
THE hoax about the attempted kidnap of a three-year-old girl shows one thing - the power of text. Thousands of people across Huddersfield quickly found out about it as the message was fired from phone to phone in the modern equivalent of a panicky chain letter. - E-mail: nothing to write home about
published on November 05, 2009 05:00:00 am
The Internet has certainly been a boon to the human species. It has brought the wisdom of the ages into easy reach of our fingertips. Of course, it has also brought the ignorance of the ages into our easy grasp. - McDonald's Foreign Beef Rumor Hits Canada
published on November 04, 2009 05:30:00 am
An old rumor from 2002 with an ounce of truth to it has now found its way into Canada, where it's no more true. - Email Hoax Targets Cell Phone Users
published on November 04, 2009 05:30:00 am
Every couple of years they go around, a scary email that makes people think twice about every day activities. The latest one tells the story of a young man who was killed, electrocuted by a cell phone that he was using while it was plugged into the wall. - McDonald's and Canadian cattle producers debunk persistent Internet hoax
published on November 04, 2009 05:30:00 am
McDonald's Canada and the president of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association are trying to counter what they say is false information being spread by an Internet hoax. The hoax email, which has been circulating for a long time and purports to be from an Alberta cattle-feeding group, calls for a boycott of the fast-food chain because it says McDonald's has plans to buy most of its beef from South America. - BuMed warns of swine flu vaccine hoax message
published on October 31, 2009 07:00:00 am
A bogus report claiming that sailors aboard a ship died from the vaccine for the H1N1 virus has popped up on blogs and in e-mail inboxes in recent weeks. - Don't fall for this email hoax to fight cancer
published on October 31, 2009 07:00:00 am
We all want to see breast cancer cured, so it's no surprise that people respond to an email that tells them that sending a single text message or email to a friend would cause a large national company to donate a buck to cancer research. Unfortunately, it's not true. - Gang Initiation E-mail Hoax Spreads Fear
published on October 30, 2009 06:30:00 am
Kelene Bolden, of East Hartford, was surprised by the text message she got on Wednesday. It read, "Gang initiation starts today from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. They are planning to kill any female on the street. Pass the word." - E-mail hoaxes, scams, and urban legends have come to terrorize your computer
published on October 30, 2009 06:30:00 am
One of the most annoying things for anyone is getting a hoax e-mail. Most of them are harmless, and say things like, "You will get a kiss at midnight from your crush if you forward this to seven people," but some of them are viruses that can wipe out your entire operating system. - E-mail on Social Security has errors
published on October 27, 2009 07:00:00 am
An e-mail that's circulating widely says Medicare premiums will go up again this year and next, while Social Security payments remain unchanged. It also says that Congress accepted the annual automatic pay raise while freezing Social Security and other pensions. Is this correct? - E-mail hoaxes, scams, and urban legends have come to terrorize your computer
published on October 27, 2009 07:00:00 am
One of the most annoying things for anyone is getting a hoax e-mail. Most of them are harmless, and say things like, "You will get a kiss at midnight from your crush if you forward this to seven people," but some of them are viruses that can wipe out your entire operating system. - E-mail about property tax amendments on November ballot said to be untruthful
published on October 24, 2009 05:45:00 pm
John R. Ratliff, a public relations professional in Ohio, runs breakthechain.org, a Web site dedicated to combating e-mail chain letters. "Chain letters are not a traditional news media and people should not rely on the information in them or take them at face value," he said.